When we lived in Richmond, I had gone to the Metro Zoo a few times and remember thinking it was so small. We went while visiting this time, and seeing it through the eyes of a child made the experience SO MUCH BETTER. E (and us) LOVED it. They are small, but they are so hands on and we were there for a little over 2 hours and still didn't get to do everything there was to do. You can feed the giraffes, play with the birds, ride a train, and so so so much more. Here are a few of my favorite pics from our adventure...
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| Sawyer and his pals Sophie and TooToo ready to see all the animals |
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| E feeding the giraffe with PopPa and Dada |
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| the giraffe for the winnnn. Ha |
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| Lily and E feeding the giraffes |
One of the NEATEST parts of the whole zoo was the *Budgie Encounter*
Budgie being a Budgerigar Bird also know as a common pet parakeet. You get to go into their exhibit with a little bird feed stick and they eat literally right out of your hand. E LOVED this and so did PopPa :)
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| Budgie |
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| a look of pure joy |
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| birdman |
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| the Budgies LOVED Adam. Haha. |
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lots of Budgies
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What's a Zoo trip without a train ride to see all of the exotic animals? Too bad I didn't get any pics of the animals, but I did get pics of these cuties...
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| Dada and E chit chatting before the start of the brian ride |
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| E loves his PopPa |
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| E talking to Lily <3 |
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| Pretty girl. I can NOT believe she will be THREE in a few short weeks. |
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| Sweet Baby 2.0 sitting on Gammas lap waiting for the train to start. |
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| Dada's favorite part. EWWWWWW. |
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| Sawyer checking out the monkeys with PopPa |
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| E and Kat Von D leaving the Zoo |
We had so much fun and can't wait to go back when we are back in Virginia.
