Nora went to visit my mother for a few special days by herself, so Elsa (and Beatrice) and I had a few days to ourselves! We spent one whole day at the Birmingham Zoo, where Elsa was delighted to go just wherever she wanted without having to take turns with anyone! Beatrice was a bit sick that day, so she slept almost the whole time in the stroller. It was really nice to have some substantial one on one time with Elsa. She became very interested in taking pictures, so it was especially convenient that we could take our time however she wanted. I didn't actually take too many photos of the animals because I was having too much fun watching Elsa frame her shots! I'll have to post some of her pictures when we upload them.
Yes, this is a fake hippo in the pond, but Elsa said it would make a good picture anyway because it was so close and she liked the grasses and lily pads:
They have a children's zoo, which is basically a farm petting zoo, so of course we loved that.
And just to prove that we're not from Alabama (as if anyone was really wondering), Elsa is the only child I noticed that wanted a picture with BOTH the Univ. of Alabama and Auburn mascots.
It was a sweet day together with lots of conversation and happy baby who took two very long naps that day. We spent 8 hours at the zoo!
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