Maryland Zoo and Easter Too

To start our Spring Break we decided to spend Friday morning at the Maryland Zoo with my mom, grandma (Olivia's Greatest), and Tyler.  The line for the zoo was insane and we waited in the line to get in for 40 minutes!  We enjoyed people watching and discovered that members have their own entrance to the zoo!  So we decided that the cost was worth it and we bought a year long pass to the zoo!  We also put down that we have 2 kids and we will always be able to bring a guest!  So who wants to hit the zoo with us!?

When we finally were able to enter the zoo we started at the Polar Bear exhibit and it was around 11:30, Olivia's feeding time.  So we found a shadowy spot and started to give her the bottle, but she was too distracted and ate only half the bottle.  Figuring she would be a mess and starving in half an hour, we ventured on to the Africa section.  Greatest and my mom hung back and Tyler, Dan, Olivia and I walked ahead to view the lions, tigers, giraffes, monkeys, and penguins.  We had Olivia in the stroller and it was around the penguins that she started to fall asleep in the stroller.  We were very impressed because she missed her morning nap and she hardly cried at all!  We looked down and she was out! We decided at that moment it was time to make our way back.  Plus Greatest was done walking around too.  My favorite part of the zoo trip was the giraffes because that was the one animal that we could see up close and personally!  Dan's favorite part was the penguins because several did a belly flop right into the water and they were hysterical to watch! I know the next time Tyler wants to bring $2 to feed the giraffes!  We will have plenty of time for that since we plan on going to the zoo several times in the next year.  Next time we visit we plan to head over to the petting zoo part.  I know Olivia will love that part!

This weekend was also Easter.  In the morning we found a basket left on our table from the Easter Bunny, but we waited to open the basket until after church at my parents house.  We attended the 9:30 church service, sitting next to Greatest!  Olivia had another successful week at church, sitting through the whole service!  She loved sitting next to Greatest and trying to grab her nose and glasses.  When we went to the front for communion, she received all kinds of compliments and oohs! 

When we arrived at my parents house a note was on the door that there 50 eggs in the backyard for Tyler, Shayla, and Olivia to find!  So Olivia had her first Easter Egg Hunt and she was able to find two eggs!  She enjoyed eating the plastic egg more than the candy inside!  We had an enjoyable day with the family and Olivia took a two hour nap at my parents house! 

She also opened her two Easter Baskets!  She was spoiled with a bunny, two outfits, and book from Gram and Grandpa Puryear.  The other basket had a fun ball toy and bubbles! 

It was a memorable first Easter and I think we wore that little girl out!  Today she took a 2 hour and 10 minute nap and an  hour and a half nap.  Hopefully she will catch up on that sleep because tomorrow night/Wednesday morning at 1:30 we are leaving for Ohio to visit Jill, Steve, Emma, and Ava. 

Hope you are all had an loving Easter!
love
Laura, Dan, and Olivia