Graduation Celebration at the Zoo!

To celebrate Will's preschool graduation, we spent the day at the Pittsburgh zoo just two parents and one five year old.  It was a beautiful sunny day.  Not yet too hot, so the animals were pretty active.  

Here are Kevin and Will riding up the long escalator.

Will enjoyed being in charge of where we went and studied the map intently. 

We tried to avoid the 2,000 students on field trips and started at the aquarium.  We were so early that the polar bears hadn't been released into their habitat yet.  A zoo woman told us that they were just about to come out and that it was a great time to see them because it is when they are most active and usually swim and play with the new toys that were put out overnight.  We decided that sounded neat so we settled in and snacked for awhile waiting for the bears.  We saw them wander out 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.  They were playing in a box of ice cubes and eating the apple slices that were left for them.  And then they went swimming!  We quickly ran around the ramp to the under water viewing area and had the best time watching them play.  It was definitely an incredible moment!

Will really enjoyed touching the sting rays.  

You may be able to tell by the look on his face!!

Not to make a mountain out of a mole hill (or more correctly a termite hill), but we had the best day ever!  Congratulations Will.  We are very proud of you.