A summer vacation day

On Monday, Derek and I took the day off because our sitter had let us know that this past weekend was going to be their mini summer vacation. Derek and I had been talking about taking E to the zoo for a while and this was the perfect opportunity. (Had we know that we were going to have near record high temps we may have reconsidered, but it was all worth it.) E had a blast. I even snapped a few pictures...

I snapped this at the end out the day which is why Derek and E look a bit wilted. It was H.O.T!!! But it was all worth it.

The giraffes were beautiful! This little baby was adorable and E kept saying "baby". Love it!

E LOVED the elephants! Too bad we couldn't get any closer. He kept making elephant sounds too...super cute!

This gorilla was hilarious! He stopped and posed for everyone watching then rolled over on the floor with one arm up draping over the rope in front of him. I couldn't get a good picture of that since there were so many other kids and parents interested. He definitely captured E's attention though:)

Then we were on to bigger and better things. We walked to the tiger exhibit where he was roaring like crazy. Then we went on to the polar bear exhibit. There was only one bear out and I couldn't get a decent picture. Right next to the polar bears were the sea lions. They were fun to watch. E wasn't sure what to think when he could see them through the glass under water, but he definitely liked watching them above water. Once we left the sea lions, E caught a glimpse of heaven! The Splash park! He was super excited and we spent a good bit of time just letting him play and cool off. (Remember it was near record high temps and we were all melting at this point but E was a trooper.)

E's favorite part of the day was the splash park! He LOVES water and he just couldn't get enough:)

E checking out the alligator/crocodile exhibit (and yes, no shoes, we had just left the splash park).

This was a wonderful trip and we all had a great time. However, next time we go, we'll be sure that it's not going to be quite as hot! Despite the heat many fun memories were made:)