It's already the end of our spring break and Peyton and I have not had much time to ourselves. We were super busy with family the first week - they were in town of my Dad's 60th birthday bash. Thankfully this second week has been a little more calm and today actually allowed Peyton and I to spend the morning together... and I didn't have to share her with anyone!
We started the day with a trip to the zoo... we saw the giraffes, foxes, tiger, BOTH lions, some monkeys, camels, flamingos, zebras.... then it was off the to carousel! Peyton chose to ride on this horse. While we were spinning round and round I looked down at the "dedication" plaque... it was dedicated to a little girl born on the same day (different year) as Peyton. Coincidence? Isn't that bizarre? Of ALLLLLLLL the animals she could have chosen....
After the carousel ride we went to check out the komodo dragon and the elephants. The zoo was starting to get busy by then which is our cue to leave. We don't like to have to share our zoo!
We were super excited to see both lions out today. The male lion that used to be at the zoo passed away a while ago and the zoo acquired a young male a few months back. He has to be quarantined for a at least 30 days and then the two lions were slowly being introduced to one another. Lisa and Brady saw both lions out together a few weeks ago, but each time Peyton and I went, only the female was out. Today when we went by Cookie (female) was out, but you could hear the male making noise and rattling his cage (or something?). You could tell that Cookie was agitated and once they let the male out on exhibit Cookie started pacing and making grunting noises. She would even go stand by the male with her ears back and give him dirty looks. :) She was not pleased to be sharing her space with him (maybe he didn't take out the trash or something?) but they eventually both laid down near each other. Peyton was not a fan on of the grunting noises Cookie was making. They weren't loud, but I think Peyton thought they were going to get louder.
We headed to the gift shop (which now everyone has to exit through.... cruel...) to pick out a present for Peyton's friend Evan whose birthday is coming up.
After the zoo we headed to Tempe Market Place for some lunch! Peyton requested to eat outside and since the weather was beautiful, I gladly accepted. We decided that Paradise Bakery sounded like a great place to find some lunch. She did a great job eating mac and cheese and I enjoyed my southwest chicken salad... yum! We even had a cookie to share. :)
After getting home we played for a little while, read lots of books, and then took a nap. I think I may have fallen asleep before her. Once I woke up, I was able to wiggle out of her bed (yes, a toddler size bed fits both of us just fine thankyouverymuch!)
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