Simplicity

On Tuesday, Gavin and I trekked over to the…

 

It was an absolutely gorgeous fall day. Low sixties, and sunny.

I managed to take over 100 photos of my little man, but no worries, I won’t overload you with all of them! :)

The second we arrived, Gavin begged to get out of his stroller, and since we were the only ones there, he was able to run around to his heart’s delight.

  freedom!

Many of you may have heard about the horrible flooding that our part of the country encountered late last week. The road to this particular zoo had been flooded, so I think that most people still thought the road was closed…in fact, even though the water had receded the signs were still up…which (lucky for us) made for a beautiful, quiet experience with all the animals!

 

It was a blast to see how much Gavin has grown (we hadn’t been since spring)…and to watch him climb the fences, and peer over the barriers on his tippy toes.

I can see you Mr. Badger!

They had several new exhibits, which included chickens, that hopped in and out of the fences…

why, hello there

Goats, that came running (and bleeting) towards Gavin…

And a donkey that he couldn’t feed fast enough!

Across a small street, the other half of the zoo is mostly wide open…with large roaming areas for white tailed deer, bison & elk.

But of course, Gavin was more enthralled with the ability to run free!

I did slow him down just enough to get some close ups :)

 

We finished up our day by exploring an old, well-preserved home on the premises.

And as we left, Gavin walked as slowly as possible. Gazing towards each of his newly found animal friends…he gave them each quick wave & a shout of “bye!”…and he made me realize, that these simple days, when we don’t spend even a penny…will create some of the best memories :)