There are zoos in both Dallas and Fort Worth, but a little internet sleuthing unraveled Fort Worth's as bigger and nicer (and privately funded), so after pancakes at Jay's favorite guilty travel pleasure (IHOP), we scooted westward and arrived just before it opened (plenty of time to apply sunscreen and hit the bathrooms before trekking to the far end of the zoo to avoid the crowds at the gates). Before the day even started, we'd decided to cut out at least one of our planned outings (the very expensive Perot Museum of Nature and Science - we'll do it another time) in favor of a little more down time (swimming at the hotel pool) and less rushing around the cities, which made everyone happy (and was probably better for my knee)!
There were MULTIPLE flamingo exhibits!
They loved feeding the parakeets so much that we did it 3 times in a row, then went back again near the end of the day. (It was definitely a better experience first thing in the morning as their first visitors because they were HUNGRY little things!)
Is he not just the most handsome dude?! And Cora is going through a phase where clips and bows are generally vetoed. We may even be nearing our end with them. (I made the "mistake" of remarking out loud a couple weeks ago how much older she looked with her hair down and now she just wants to look older. Of course, Southern girls wear bows through high school, so the chances of her dropping them for good are probably pretty small at this point. Her choice though!)
The zoo had brass statues of EVERYTHING. And the kids wanted their photos with ALL OF THEM. Together. Then solo. Then with silly faces. I'll spare you the vast majority...
Near the end of our visit (we stayed for 3.5 hours!), she plopped down on a bench, closed her eyes, and said dramatically "Can't we just rest in peace for a minute?!" Daddy is a sucker and carried her on his shoulders for a bit after that well played scene.
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