Zoo

We spent the day at the Oakland Zoo. It is a nice zoo, not too big so a few hours is plenty of time. There is also a little area outside of the zoo gates that has rides and a train ride to go around the zoo. At first we weren't sure if Alex would really be aware of the animals, but when he saw our first Sun Bear, his face lit up and he reached out to her. He also really liked watching the giraffes. Since it was a weekend, and crowded, we didn't get any good pictures of him with the animals. But we became zoo members, so we'll be going back often. (And, with our reciprocity, we can get into the National Zoo in DC for free! (hee hee))*
In the gift shop at the end of the day, we were looking at the wall of cute and cuddly stuffed animals. Alex wanted the tarantula. He kept grabbing it and hugging it. Yes, we're suckers, we now have a huge stuffed spider at home!

*for those who don't already know, the National Zoo is free to ALL!