‘Tour Georgia’ Series: Zoo Atlanta

It must be some sort of rite of passage that every child within a 200-mile radius of Atlanta visits Zoo Atlanta on at least one {…or five} school field trips.  I remember making the long–or it seemed that way at the time–drive down to the zoo quite a few times on a hot, loud bus full of sweaty kids.

And I loved it.

Last week {right before the camera broke} MM and I went on a Mommy-&-Me trip to the zoo for the morning.  It was just the two of us so these pictures aren’t the greatest–I was either trying to take a picture and hold on to her, or listening to a toddler who just!wants!to!see!more!animals! in the stroller.

The heat was, for lack of a better word, oppressive, and by the time we left at lunch it was close to 100 degrees.  We’ve already planned our next trip with friends in October so it should be a little cooler by then–probably around 90.  I kid, I kid.  More like 85.

Of all the zoo animals, MM’s favorite thing was the train that travels around the kid section of the zoo.  She’s a fan of trains since we live within spitting distance of train tracks ourselves, and she got a kick of getting to ride on a real train.

While she enjoyed it she made sure to hold on tight to the side of the seat…and to my leg.

Her next favorite part was the petting zoo. It had goats, sheep, and pigs and you were allowed to walk around in the gigantic pen with them. But since MM has 11 goats of her very own, they didn’t really interest her. But, the pigs? Oh, the pigs were fascinating!

Every exhibit we went to, this is what I looked down and saw. Followed by, ‘OH! OH! OH!’ {which means: ‘Did you see THAT, Mom!?’}

Some of our favorite animals? The kangaroos, the tigers, and this strange little monkey.

But our most favorite animals were the warthogs. They were a little warthog family who lived in the mud together and played with balls.  We both stood there and watched them for half an hour.

On the way out MM got a panda sippy cut and an ‘I Love Meerkats’ shirt.  I’m sure they will be just a couple of many, many souvenirs we buy from the many visits we make to this place!

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