Grandma came to visit for the weekend and we took the girls and had lots of fun. The only bummer was how hot it turned out to be. Yuck! But P enjoyed dancing at the 'Mashquerade' and painted her miniature pumpkin and of course loved the playground in the Children's Zoo.
We had our fill around lunch and stopped for a bite at Cypress Circle and again I was impressed by the food. I wasn't expecting to see Po-Boys and gumbo on the menu and it was really good. But of course, the wait was pretty long, about 15-20 min standing in line. And that's an eternity when you've got two little ones waiting for lunch in the heat with Grandma.
We made a quick stop at the gift shop before heading home. We managed to make our exit this time without a tantrum partly because P was already in the stroller but when we got past the main gate headed to the car she started crying when she figured out where we were going.
We'll be going again next weekend with our play group and this time we'll wear our costumes. I just hope the weather is a little more forgiving.
Some things I did differently this time around made life a bit easier. Near the elephants and across from the pumpkin craft tent there's an open grassy area. I used that as our diaper changing spot and didn't have to worry about the size of the double stroller hindering anyone's bathroom break. I also remembered to bring a sports cup with a built-in lid and straw so I could pour my soda into it. It made using the cup holder in the stroller much easier. For the hot weather I think I need to find some kind of battery operated fan for the baby though. It was so hot I think she had a hard time napping this visit.
One thing I was looking forward to that I didn't get to do was taking pumpkin patch photos. I thought there was going to be a pumpkin patch for Zoo Boo but they didn't have one. The reflecting pool near the Mashquerade however is a pretty backdrop. There are pumpkin buckets for trick-or-treating hanging from the trees.
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