First Field Trip: San Diego Zoo

Today, Madison had her first field trip, the San Diego Zoo. The weather was absolutely perfect, which was a huge blessing, being that it rained off and on for the last week. Madison was so excited to go to the zoo with all of her new classmates. I was excited too. I have always been the teacher on field trips, so it was so much fun getting to go as a parent and to watch Madison have a blast with her new friends. I was a little apprehensive about the fact that I am 39 weeks pregnant and knew we were going to be walking all over the zoo, but luckily for me, we stayed mostly at the children's part of the zoo and then just went to some of the other nearby exhibits without having to tackle too many of the hills, that the San Diego Zoo is known for.

Hanging with Kendra:


We arrived at the zoo at around 8:30am and waited for all of Madison's classmates and her teacher. Once we were all there, we entered the park and the fun began. We played on the playground, went to the petting zoo, saw all different kinds of animals, went in the special (new) hummingbird house, went in the bug house, looked at all of the reptiles and snakes, ate a picnic lunch and then finished the afternoon with the Sea Lion Show. Madison had such a great time.

Petting Zoo:


Lunch time:


I have always loved going to the zoo, although sometimes it makes me sad to see all of the animals locked up in cages and/or stuck in an exhibit. But, I love walking around at the San Diego Zoo, in particular, and can't wait until Hudson arrives and we can all go back to the zoo as a family and walk around and enjoy our beautiful weather.