Visit to the Bronx Zoo

Hi Everyone,  what a crazy week it's been for the east coast.  We hope everyone is okay, and our hearts and prayers go out to the people who were impacted by this terrible storm.

We were able to make it through the storm safe and sound.  We did not lose any power, and we have heat and water. We are very fortunate.  In addition I think that being a parent has made me so much more responsible, because I made sure to fill up my gas tank before the storm and therefor the "gas crisis" has not affected us.

I'm still in the process of catching up on this blog.  With so many events in October it's been difficult to find the right time to sit and upload pictures.  When I opened up this page I realized I had started work on this blog but never finished.  So here is a blog that was intended for a few weeks ago.  It's a visit that we took to the Bronx Zoo in Early September.  Hope you enjoy!

As some of you may know the Bronx Zoo can get extremely crowded during the summer.  We figured in order to get the most out of it, we should visit on a Monday when people are working and the rest of the children are busy with school.  It was the perfect time for a visit.  It was practically empty, and we had the whole place to ourselves.  We want to thank Chag for the VIP treatment, it was greatly appreciated ;)

The first thing we did was go to the Children's section inside of the Zoo. There Eli fed a few of the goats which became his biggest fans.  They would follow Eli everywhere and even posed for this hilarious picture.  

For some reason when we got to the Zoo all Eli kept asking for was the Bear.  So we made it a point to spend a few minutes watching this Bear sit and relax.  Eli loved it. 

After we were done with the bear we got to check out the Dora 3D adventure.  This was one of Eli's favorite parts.  I didn't think he would be able to focus, but he paid attention through out the whole movie and even reached out to catch the "robot butterfly".  Needless to say he was talking about his 3D experience for days. 

We also got to check out the Butterfly exhibit, The monorail exhibit, and Eli got close and personal with a gorilla. I wish we would have gotten a better shot of that, but everything happened so quickly :( 

 intently looking at the "horses" (I forgot the correct name for this species)

Overall we had an amazing time at the Bronx Zoo, and it will be one that we will never forget.  We want to thank Chag for the amazing tour! 

Again our hearts and prayers go out to everyone impacted by Sandy, and to our fellow New Yorkers, we have faith that we will be back on our feet in no time!

Luv 

Eli & Mommy