Cameron Park Zoo

Today we met our friends Nabeel, Julianne, and their kids Naser, Nadia, and Naila in Waco for lunch and a fun trip to the Cameron Park Zoo.  Nabeel and Julianne live in the north Austin area so it was about an hour and 15 minute drive for both of us which was perfect for meeting in the middle! 

 

Cory and Nabeel met their first semester at Texas A&M and have been great friends ever since.  We don't get to see them very often so we were excited when we were able to coordinate our busy schedules and spend the day together at the zoo.  We could not have asked for better weather and the kids had a great time hanging out with each other.  What a blessing that they all get along so well!

I have never been to the zoo in Waco and I was quite impressed.  It is smaller than the FW Zoo but still had all of the normal animals you would see at a larger zoo (elephants, lions, giraffes).  They also had several unique animals like bison and pelicans.  The boys liked the snake exhibit and all 6 kids loved the aquarium.  They only animal they didn't have a lot of was monkeys, which would not have been a problem except that Lily has been talking about the monkeys for days.  Every time I mentioned going to the zoo, she would tell me she wanted to see the monkeys, so I felt sad that she did not get to see very many of them.

Halfway through the park, we stopped for a little break and treated the kids to a Lemon Chill.  My kids have never had one before and although it was their first, I'm pretty sure it won't be their last! 

One thing I loved about this zoo was that it had lots of areas where the kids could stop and play and take a break from walking.  There were slides to go down, animals to climb on, and ropes to swing from!  The zoo was big, but not too big.  Perfect for a few hours of fun!

It was such a fun, family day!  The kids were all on their best behavior (even Lily, who had to miss her nap this afternoon) which always makes for a good day!  I'm excited that we have found somewhere halfway to meet Nabeel's family and look forward to doing this again with them soon!