Zoo and Water Day

Two Saturdays ago, we took a spontaneous trip to the Indianapolis Zoo. Joel had gotten free tickets from work and let me just say that if the tickets to get in aren't free for us in the future, we probably won't go back. It is EXPENSIVE! It costs $6 to park. Then costs $17/adult and $13/child (ages 1-12). Once you get in, if you want to do any of the other "rides" there, you have to pay $2.50 each. A 20 oz drink is $3.29. If you need to eat lunch while there, a small individual pizza is $9. For a family of four to go there, you can easily spend well over $100. Make sure you smuggle in snacks and/or pack your lunch!

Once you get over the sticker shock, the zoo is merely ok. The exhibits are very nice....for the animals. But we didn't see probably half of the animals because they were hidden behind something and weren't visible. So, I wasn't impressed.

The kids enjoyed parts of it. But Lily probably asked no less than 5 times "Where are the animals?" The kids did pretty good for about 2.5-3 hours and then they hit the nap wall and it was time to go!

 

The kiddos conked out as soon as we got in the car...

That Sunday, when Lily got up from her nap she asked me, "Is it water day, Mommy?" It was gorgeous outside so how could I tell her no?  The kiddos love, love, love to play in the water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lily got a hold of the camera......

Dinner outside!