Nashville Zoo

Today was Mallory's first visit to the zoo. It was super hot, but super fun! Lynne gave me her zoo membership card so Charles, Mallory, and I got in FREE!! We didn't get to the zoo until 3:00, because Mallory had to nap first, but we saw almost everything. We walked around the jungle loop first, but it was under construction so we had to backtrack about 30 miles... not fun. After we sweated for an hour, we went into the amphibian and reptile building, where it was air conditioned, to regroup. It was actually really fun, because Mallory really liked looking at the fish. This huge cat fish swam right up to her and scared her and made her cry. It was sad, but cute.

After that, we went to the petting zoo where all the fun began! She LOVES animals! She was having the best time of her life petting those goats! There were a couple with huge horns that scared me a little bit, but they were all really nice.

This one goat stood by this bucket full of brushes so that people would brush him. I thought he was the smartest goat.
This other goat followed Charles around, and they became friends.
Mallory really liked the little pygmy goats. I think I would actually get her one if she ever used this face on me again:
After we left the petting zoo, we headed over to the gift shop where Mallory got a t-shirt that says "My first trip to the Zoo". It's really cute. She also got a magnet with Meerkats on it, because she loved the Meerkats!
We went to the huge Jungle Gym and played a little bit after the gift shop. Me and Mallory went on the bridge to take a picture, but she really wanted to go on a slide. It is HUGE by the way! This little boy showed me where the big slide was. I had no idea how long it was going to be or else I would have skipped it. Mallory was pretty terrified the entire way down, because it was pitch black. I had to carry her out when we left, because she would take off running back inside the zoo! She LOVED the zoo so we will definitely be back!