Fun Day at the Pittsburgh Zoo

We woke up on Sunday and it was so beautiful we decided to venture down to the Pittsburgh Zoo. This will be Clara's second trip and Ava's first. It was 70 degrees out but a little breezy. There were a ton of animals out and easy to see. It was a little crowded but nothing compared to a hot summer day. Spring is definitely the way to go!



The first animals that Clara saw were the lions and tigers. They were just lounging in the sun, so it was hard for her to see at first. But once she did she started meowing because we said it was a big kitty. As we walked away we heard the lions roaring. Soon the tigers were making noise too. Clara began imitating the lions and continued the rest of the way through the park. Every animal we seen, she roared at then scrunched up her nose and laughed at herself.


We thought she was looking at the elephants at first... but at closer look we discovered she was staring at her reflection in the water down below. I don't think she even noticed the gigantic animals right in front of her.

Clara easily saw the big gorilla meditating outside. She was standing at the glass banging on it and yelling at him. Wonder what she would have done if he got up and came closer...
The last animal we seen were the sea lions and it was a great way to end our fabulous family day. They were being so playful and coming right up to the glass. Clara was smacking the glass and playing back. They move so fast, it was difficult to get a good shot!

We like to get the girls stuffed animals of the animal they noticed or enjoyed the most. Last year Clara got a polar bear, she just loved watching them swim in the underwater tunnel. This year with all the roaring we had to get her a lion. Ava slept most of the time, but I was feeding her a bottle in the aquarium and she was staring at all the fish, so we got her a Nemo looking fish.