Miriam and Abbie have wonderful aunts and uncles. We are so thankful for our brothers and sisters and love that they like to spend time with our girls! Well, the day after the 4th of July (or July 5th --which I guess would just have been easier to put in the first place), Miriam's Uncle Ryan and Auntie Kim invited us to go to the good 'ol Minnesota Zoo with them. Uncle Ryan had the day off and we thought it would be fun to show Miriam the zoo (and also while it's still free for her to go... we've only got about a month left for that). We thought it would be easiest to have Matt stay with Abbie and just take Miriam for the day. So, off we went.
We weren't sure if it would be extremely crowded because of the holiday, or if that would actually be in our favor. It ended up being not too bad at all. We were able to get through the exhibits without having to wait too long and still see most of what we wanted to. Unfortunately, one of the paths we had intended on going on was closed for construction, so we had to take a different route. Because of our detour, we passed by these huge fountains that people can run around and play in. We did bring Miriam's swimsuit with the intention of her being able to play in them, but we were hoping she wouldn't see them until the end. So, she saw the fountains right away and spent the next hour or so asking every minute if she could go play in them. I'm sure she would have actually wanted to stop and watch the animals a little more if she wasn't so anxious to play in the fountain. But, oh well. She still had a good time and did end up having a wonderful time in the fountains, too. Here are some pictures from the day.
Here is Miriam greeting the prairie dogs.
Yes, those are grizzlies 20 feet behind her.
She had fun playing in this replica of an archaeologist dig.
The wonderful fountains.
Thanks for the fun day, Auntie Kim and Uncle Ryan!
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What a great day you all must've had!
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