Yesterday my mom and I took Brady to zoo. She’s already been to the Austin and San Antonio Zoos twice each, so this time we took her to the Capital of Texas Zoo. The weather was great yesterday and was even warmer by the afternoon when we finally made the hour drive out there. It’s not your typical zoo and was even more rural than the Austin Zoo but they did have some animals that the Austin Zoo didn’t have like kangaroos, wallabies, and zebras. I had taken a look at the website before getting into the car and had told Brady about the zebras so that’s all she wanted to talk about the entire way out.
We ended up having a great time and Brady enjoyed seeing all of the animals. Even with the excitement of seeing the zebras and petting some of the animals (goats and horse), the highlight of our visit for her was the mud puddle she found. Brady didn’t even see the last little bit of the zoo because she did not want to leave the mud puddle. I’d say we stood there for a good 20 minutes watching Brady play. This from the girl that doesn’t like to get dirty. She had a great time while it lasted but being stripped down to her panties in the parking lot was not her idea of fun and she threw a fit that tired her out enough that she was asleep right after we got back on the main road home.
After her mud bath, Brady needed a real bath to get clean. Amazingly enough she equally enjoyed this bath.
Brady’s still been talking about the zebras and the zoo today. I hope next week when we try to take her some place else, she’ll be just as excited!
Brady did have a great day! It was a treat to watch her playing. jumping up and down in the mud puddle; throwing rocks in the puddle and just having a blast. Her little face had mud on it and a beautiful smile! Brady made the most of what mother nature had given her– dirt and water–she took full advantage of it! You go “girl”! Love, Nana/Mom
P.S. Great shots Kelly!