Family Day fun

For the most part, we spent the long weekend at home just getting stuff done around the house. But on Monday we decided to go off and do something as a family.

So we went to the zoo. Actually, we had planned to go to the Science Centre (because they have a really cool kids zone) but when we got there, the lineup to get into the parking lot was all the way down the street. So, we made a u-turn and headed for the zoo.

Well it crowded there too -- so crowded that we had to wait 20 minutes just to park in the overflow parking lot. But since we're members, the crowds didn't bother us too much -- because you don't feel like you have to get your money's worth by seeing as much as you can.

It was a beautiful day, about -1C and sunny, and we wandered through some of the indoor pavillions where we saw the gorillas, pygmy hippos, orangatans and more. We also stopped to see the elephants, which were putting on quite a show for a bit -- flapping their ears and trumpeting, and the tigers, where one was pacing back and forth while growling. We packed a lunch, but when it came time to eat, the only tables we could find were outside. So we figured, why not. It took a little bit to convince Austin that he wouldn't get cold while eating but after that we had a fun little picnic on Feb. 16. Not something you get to do too often!