Going to the Zoo...Zoo...Zoo...

So in the spirit of capturing events in my life I have to write about our recent trip to the Brookfield Zoo.  (September 20th) Myself and Izzy met up with my best friend Erin and her daughter Kennedy.  We get to the elephant exhibit first.  Izzy refers to these animals as "elements".  She is obviously excited and trying to climb the fence to get to her beloved elements (specifically put there for safety or in Izzy's case...elephant groupies).  I think if we had let her she would have stayed and watched this elephant the entire time.  But alas we had to move on to other areas.  As we walk away with tears in her eyes she says "I love you elements" and blows them kisses.  Yes, adorable...I know!  We then see a rhinosaurus who she insists is an element.  And since it seems silly to argue with a 21 month old I agree.  "yes honey that is a baby elephant".  Then we move on to the new Bear exhibit.  Izzy likes to see the polar bear swim and watch the big brown bear sleep.  She is just in love with all these animals.  Among the many animals we visited that day, we checked out wild dogs (whom she calls waah waahs) giraffes and a hippo.  I few times she gets out of the stroller to run around and have fun with her friend Kennedy.  We are all enjoying the lovely weather, the lack of people and the leisurely stroll.  As we leave we visit the gift shop so I can buy Izzy a stuffed elephant and a book about elephants.  (Here's where that too much shopping stuff comes into play....it's hard to resist!) She is excited about both.  And as we say our goodbyes and head to the car the rain starts coming down.  Incredible timing!!  This trip to the zoo has been perfect.  By far my favorite at Brookfield!