The Lions go to the zoo

Still catching up, but Memorial Day weekend, we took Friday off and headed to Northern Virginia to see Great-Grandpa and check out the National zoo!  It was a lot of fun, but it sure was HOT!

 It was a really fun day and it was so nice of Grandpa to come with us!  There weren't as many animals as I'd expected though a few of the habitats were being renovated so that was part of the problem.  And we were there with a million kids on school field trips.  Perhaps this is always the case...or perhaps we picked a bad day?  A few words of advice if you haven't been an plan to go.  It's free...but parking is not.  In fact it was $22 per car, so cram into as few cars as possible.  It's hilly - wear good walking shoes.  There's not much shade, so don't forget the sunscreen.  Pack a lunch.  As with any amusement park type thing, the food is ridiculously expensive and not that great.  I think the kids loved it despite all of those things, and definitely loved cooling off with italian ice at the end.  I loved being with them and having Grandpa with us!  What a treat!