National Zoo

 One of the field trips that first grade took (and the only one that I was able to accompany) was to the National Zoo in Washington DC.

 We rode in charter buses up to the zoo then we were let loose to explore the zoo for about 4 hours.  It was a great time.  Grace had made a very good friend this past year who's name is Andrew.  Andrew's mom and I decided to team up so Andrew and Grace had a blast going around the zoo and having a great time in general.

 We got to see so many animals.  Grace's favorite was the monkeys and the cheetahs.

 During our time of looking at animals we also found a merry-go-round in the middle of the park.

 So we let the kids have one turn on the ride.  They loved it!

 Grace was allowed to buy one thing from the gift shop.  She chose a mommy and baby monkey set.  She also decided to strap it on Andrew like a backpack.

 He was a good sport and kept it on for awhile.

 It was a great day.  However the ride home was crazy.  The ride should take 2-3 hours.  It took us 5 hours to get home.  We had some tired, hungry kids by time time we got home.  But it was a happy and very good day.