Off to the Zoo!

My parents were in town the first week of September and it was time to take the plunge out into public for an extended period of time. We decided to try to head out to the Palm Beach Zoo. Jerry and I had been there back in January and it is actually a pretty nice little zoo. Even though we saw the storm looming in the distance, we decided that we would "be safe" since the sun was shining and the weather (according to Weatherman Jerry) was traveling away from the zoo.

Even though little Will was only three months old, we decided that sunscreen was better for his skin than a sunburn. We found an all natural sunscreen and slapped it on him. Against my begging, Jerry applied it on him everywhere... even his hands that are constantly in his mouth. Gross.

Then we were off into the zoo. This is in the reptile hut with snakes and turtles and frogs. I love the glass enclosures, very safe.

I have this little safari outfit. He looks soooooooo adorable in it. Unfortunately we had to squish him into it and we retired the outfit after this trip. I'm sure William is thankful he doesn't have to wear the hat again.

We didn't take many pictures of the actual animals in the zoo, but these two qualify. =)

At the bald eagle exhibit. Most of the animals they have at the zoo are injured or sick and cannot be rehabilitated to go back into the wild. These bald eagles don't actually fly any more, hence the lack of fence. I was reading to William about how Benjamin Franklin actually wanted the turkey to be the symbol for the United States because he thought the bald eagle was cowardly. (You can never start them too young!)

William paying absolutely no attention to my explanation of why flamingos are pink.
Family photo opportunity!

We, luckily, stopped to take a seat at the little cafe food hut to get a snack and sit for a minute. because...

... it started to thunderstorm. Like, a monsoon of a thunderstorm. Will was just thrilled about it, but he only cried for a few minutes. Gotta love babies. They get over things so quickly. I, on the other hand, will remember to never listen to Weatherman Jerry again.

You can see part of the monsoon behind Jerry. We were lucky. The rain started as we were under a large over hang with the snack bar, tables, chairs and restrooms. You couldn't ask for a better "first time stuck in the rain" experience.

Since the rain lasted for an hour and a half, we didn't get to see the second half of the zoo. We'll have to go back another day!