The Zoo, After Hours

So, last night we took the B out to the evening Halloween festivities at the zoo. It was really neat! A very minimal gate fee to get in, which was only a dollar more for us to pay than we normally pay to park there (usually admission is free but you pay for parking) and the parking was free for this event.

They had creepy Halloween decorations, people in costumes wandering around, the carousel running (Halloween music for the carousel would have been a nice touch, but the regular stuff was fine too) and crafts and things for the kids a little older than the B to do.

I really think she'll enjoy this event every year as she gets older, at least until it's "not cool" anymore. I'm sure that will come sooner than I will even realize it, so I'll enjoy it while it lasts.

I dressed her in some mild Halloween themed clothes, but almost all the kids there were in their full Halloween costume. The cold weather made for some odd hybrid outfits, though, like the fairy princesses wearing brown corderoys under their diaphonous, sparkly skirts and the Power Rangers (I had no idea they were still popular enough to have costumes out there) with their puffy winter jackets on over their stretchy costumes with the fake muscles built in.

We both had a ride with her on the carousel and we decided she was ready to try an animal that rides up and down. She did that with her dad, who is tall enough to really keep a grip on her on the high end of things. As you can see, she's pretty good about holding on, so she did just fine. She even kicked her little feet excitedly near the end of the ride.

All that, and we got a goody bag on the way out. Poor little thing is too young for the candy in there, so her mama had to eat it. Oh, well. Hard work, this mama stuff.