A day at Turtle Back Zoo

We are always on a look-out for fun places to take Mia and Alexa and fortunately there are so many great kid-friendly places close where we live.

Back in May (yes, I am that far behind in personal blogging) we took the girls to the  Turtle Back Zoo .  I’ve heard mixed reviews about it and was a bit skeptical but fortunately my ‘fears’ did not materialize.  This zoo is lot smaller than the Bronx Zoo, which we love but it is a bit too intimidating for them at this age and it is impossible to cover in a day.  This one is perfect for toddlers – it is easy enough to cover in a day, it has a great play ground, a merry-go-around (we did not have any cash so our poor girls did not get to ride on it) and really cool ‘landscaping’ with giant sunflowers (see below), huge artificial butterflies on the trees, great exhibits which all four of us loved.  And it is so picturesque – I loved photographing the girls there!

Mia and Alexa loved running around, looking at the animals and playing at the playground.  On the way back home I asked them what their favorite thing about the zoo was and they replied ‘Eating pizza in the restaurant’:)