Fort Worth Zoo

While we were up in Dallas saying goodbye we spent that Friday at the Ft. Worth Zoo at Boo at the Zoo. It was a hot but a good day overall. Tess loved seeing all the animals and I think she could have spent all day being carried and visiting with all the different animals. It’s funny now when we go to a Petsmart she says I want to see the Giraffes, so we haven’t yet figured out the difference and I think visiting the zoo is going to be a big part of our future with how much she talks about animals.

We started and finished with the Gorillas. We saw them from the outside at the beginning and then went inside the exhibit as we were leaving. I think we were a little close at the end but overall she was pretty intrigued with this giant animal. The big silver back gorilla was eating his dinner when we returned right before we left the zoo. Tess was interested until he started making some loud noises and then she got a little scared so we moved on to look at the other monkeys before we left.

The white tiger was up next and he was a little lazy at first but once people started showing up he got a little bit more active. I don’t know what it is about animals but they seem to have a calming effect on my child. She can’t really sit in one place and do anything for an extend amount of time except for watch animals. If an animal is up walking around or doing something she could watch them for probably hours, it’s the adults that get bored first.

We walked around and saw various other animals, the Ft. Worth zoo is setup pretty nicely with the different exhibits that mimic their normal terrain, everything flows nicely between different areas, and a wide array of animals to see. I am glad that it was a good day to be outside, it wasn’t too crowded because it was a Friday. It was more crowded than I thought it would be but I think that was because it was Boo at the Zoo.

We spent most of the afternoon walking around, taking our time looking at the animals and enjoying the sunshine. Tess is at this age where it doesn’t take a lot to empress her especially if you are an animal. There were a couple baby animals around the zoo and she loved to point out the babies and their mommas. Tess had to bring her giraffe with her and carried it most of the time. She was pretty funny when she saw how big real giraffes were.

They have a little kid area that Tess enjoyed playing around in, she wasn’t so sure about the other kids playing also but she made do. Even though she is in daycare 5 days a week she doesn’t really like to play with other kids. She likes to play and figure things out on her own. When we were ready to head out Tess got this bright idea that she wanted to push the wagon, she did pretty well and we did have to go up some big hills. It also tuckered her out which was good for all of us.  

Overall we had fun at the zoo! We met up for dinner with the rest of the Harris Fam at a Dallas Favorite, Babe’s. Tess chowed down on some chicken and mashed potatoes and gave the place a thumbs up, we would have had to have a talk if she didn’t like it!