Point Defiance Zoo Tacoma, WA

It's almost Roman's 3rd Birthday, so in honor of that we went to Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, WA this weekend. The weather was very warm which made our little Griffin a bit more grumpy than usual and the animals were hiding most of the day. We did get to see most of the animals and we had an overall good day.

The kids were most impressed by the Aquarium fish and other water mammals.

Griffin was so quiet in the Aquarium. It's like he understood how amazing it was to see sharks up close!

Romans favorite by far was the Walrus. We were all surprised by how huge they were. They swam right up to the glass and did flips and rolls against the glass. Roman kept yelling "He's coming to give me a kiss!" along with ''WOW!" and "Here he comes!"
We took a break mid-day to have a picnic by a duck pond in the park. The park was filled with geese. We found a big shade tree to get a break from the heat. The kids had PB&J's, popcorn and juice boxes.

After lunch we went back to the zoo to see what else we could see. The animals were pretty hot and sleepy, so there wasn't a lot of action. Right before we left we took a ride on the carousel. Roman was thrilled to find a Walrus to ride!