This morning, we met Aunt Beth and Parker at the zoo. It was Parker's first trip to the zoo. We'd originally planned to go to their house to swim, but their pool filter wasn't working. I was glad we were able to go to the zoo because it wasn't as hot as it has been and we wanted to say good bye to Donna the hippo. Donna is the "World's Oldest Hippo", at least in captivity, and will be 61 on August 4th. She isn't doing very well and can't even get in and out of her pool. She won't be around much longer and I wanted the kids to see her one more time. They love Donna the Hippo and now every time they see a hippo or a picture of one, they call it "Donna the Hippo". I told the kids she was sick and that the next time we come to the zoo, she probably won't be there. They are going to miss her. I will, too!
I guess the cooler temps made the animals happy because they were all out and active. It was a great visit. The kids were super excited because the fountain was working again. They didn't know that I'd packed their water shoes and beach towels just in case. They had a great time running around getting soaked. After that, we changed them and headed to Cici's for lunch. We had a fun time with Aunt Beth and Parker. I'm so glad that we were able to be their tour guides for Parker's first visit to the zoo!
Macie took good care of Parker. She was so sweet with him!
Here, she is holding his hand!
This is the best view of Donna we've had in a long time!
Gavin petted a goat named Pumpkin
Parker did, too!
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