This was not Tillie's first trip to the zoo. It was her third. The first time we went with my family when she was 4ish months. She pretty much just stared blankly and slept while my Dad carried her around the entire time. He later told me that was one of the best days of his whole life. And then my heart proceeded to melt:)
The second time was for a concert for which we have no pictures so as far as Brett is concerned, it may as well have not even happened. But it wasn't that fun and we left early anyway. Determined to force/nurture the love of the zoo into our little girl, we brought her back again for the 3rd time in her short little life. This time was SO much more fun! She waved and pointed and smiled and laughed. It is amazing to watch her look all around and see her eyes light up when she finally spots the lion, or tiger, or bear. This girl is a tried and true animal lover.
This beaver was so funny swimming up and down. He was putting on a little show just for us!
The polar bears were being lazy, but oh so cute.
We stopped in the elephant house for snacks because it was so cold! I forgot what November felt like. But thankfully everyone else remembered and they stayed home. We had almost the whole place to ourselves!
Snuggle break:)
She was not really a fan of the giant bear at the gift shop. I can kind of understand why. He is well, giant.
He will grow on her.
And of course when she got excited over this lion toy at Target the next day, I had to oblige. Gotta commemorate the special day. After all, you only have a third trip to the zoo once:)
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