Taking Squidget to the Zoo

I took the day off today to spend with Becky on her birthday. Alex had school, but it was such a beautiful day that we decided to take Aaron to the zoo. The Toledo Zoo is divided into two sections by a local highway and we tackled the larger section today. The petting zoo wasn't open yet and the Hippoquarium was drained for maintenance. But we got to see the baby elephant, Louie, now about 4 years old. Aaron has a sticker on his back that has his name and our cell phone numbers in case we ever get separated. We took a break near the ice cream stand and Aaron climbed into a kid-sized oriole nest while he was waiting.
The day was warm enough that the ice cream melted quickly, much of it onto his face and clothes.

He needed to ride the tiger statue near the penguins (yes, tigers are nearby as well.) We checked out the monkeys and the apes. The gorillas and orangutans were in rare form today, happy to be out playing on a Spring day. We finished with a tour of the fishes which are always a favorite, and headed back to get Alex for the rest of the day's festivities.