Sacramento Zoo

Dave and I decided that we needed to get out of town for the day, so we headed to the Sacramento Zoo. Per Mapquest, Sacramento is 2 1/2 hours away---obviously, these people aren't traveling with three little kids--and especially not with a six month old who screams in the car and a three year old who repeatedly insists that she has to poop--false alarms of course.


As Dave said, the day could be broken down into quarters----Louisa screamed for 1/4 of the trip, Laney had a serious meltdown and freak-out for 1/4 of the trip, and Elliot whined / complained for 1/4 of the trip; however, 1/4 of the trip was sheer bliss---with the kids loving every second at the zoo and there's just nothing like watching our kids have fun.

Elliot was super enthusiastic and would run to the monkeys, lions, giraffes...but then when he got to the exhibits, he was super concerned that the animals would get out and bite him!
Laney was fun because she was so excited for the trip and then truly loved, loved, loved the zoo. She loves to take little trips and do anything new and different. Louisa was along for the ride and certainly was glad that her mommy was there; we hung out a lot while Dave ran around with the big kids. She was not super impressed with the car drive. And she managed to poop like four times at the zoo--it was ridiculous-I felt like all that I did was change diapers!

And yes, we left the zoo in tears. After a meltdown in the gift shop---the type of meltdown that every parent fears--the really, really ugly kind. But we managed. And all in all, we were so glad that we made the trip. It wasn't easy but definitely worth it!