Ava’s class at school was scheduled for a field trip to the Atlanta Zoo on Thursday, October 20th. Fortunately we got a rental van in time, as I had planned on heading there with Ava. I took a vacation day from work and met Ava and her class at the zoo entrance. The kids and teachers had taken the school bus, but parents drove to the zoo and met the class at the entrance. Other parents from class were familiar to me, so I joined up with them while we waited for the kids.
Everyone was bundled up, since it was such a chilly day! The cashier in the ticket booth told me the gorillas wouldn’t be out as early as they normally are; it was too chilly for them.
The silly picture. :)
We stuck together as a class. There were 21 kids, with 9 parents showing up to accompany their kids. I was impressed that there were that many parents there! Mrs. Mckenzie split up the kids, so each of the parents helped with at least one child other than their own. Ansley White was the little girl that tagged along with Ava and me.
The parents who attended the class field trip.
We ate an early sack lunch in a little seating area toward the entrance. After lunch, we saw the gorillas, monkeys and chimpanzees. We went into the reptile house, and also saw giraffes, hippos. Ansley seemed particularly interested in the reptiles. We saw a HUGE Gila monster! The pandas seemed especially playful and were fun to watch.
After we were finished visiting the zoo, I left it up to Ava as to whether or not she would ride home with me. I wasn’t sure if the bus would be “more fun.” ;-) She opted to ride home with me. It was a fun trip! I’m so glad I went. It was fun holding hands, walking around the zoo with her.
Peace, love and chilly chimps!
Shelly, Doug, Ava and Liam
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