National Zoo

Since we had to cut our vacation short, and it was going to be such a nice weekend here at home, we decided to continue the fun by going downtown to the National Zoo!  Charlotte's favorite part of the whole experience was the Kid's Farm at the zoo.  They are doing a lot of construction - building a new building for the elephants and giraffes, etc, so we didn't get to see a whole lot of stuff, but we still had fun wandering around.

Peeking in on the miniature donkeys at the farm.  Her favorite?  The brown one named Giuseppe!  

Stopping for a break on the bench

Following the elephant tracks...to the non-existent elephants

More peering through the fence at the farm animals

Cute shoes!

Look! More cows!

Petting Tulip the Cow

Since we were already in the big city, we decided to venture a few more miles to The Liberty Tree for lunch!  We hadn't tried their new brunch menu yet, so we were excited to see what it was all about.  Of course we had a nice visit with Chef Graig while we were there.  Charlotte sat like a big girl on the bench seat - no booster, no high chair!  She played with her notepad and stickers we picked up at the zoo gift shop.