The zoo in Columbus is MASSIVE. It's also attached to a water park which was quite large as well. We probably, and I'm not even joking spent the whole week just looking through all their stuff! As it is we were there for a couple of solid hours and didn't even make it through half way of a quarter of their zoo. The set their zoo up in four parts and we didn't get through half of one... it was ridiculous. It was also really hot that day so I wanted to make sure that the kids didn't overheat. Norah LOVED the reptile house. She was fascinated with the snakes and even got to touch a Kenyan boa. I didn't mind staying in the reptile house because it was air conditioned and out of the sun... I always get a little worried when the girls cheeks so bright red. The lady who was holding the snake gave instructions on the best way to touch the snake and Norah and Lucy did such a great job. Eventually Dude touched the snake but he was more apprehensive.
In the zoo they had aquarium stuff too which the kids liked. There were beluga whales and sting rays which were awesome! There was a nice play area, similar to structures at like Jungle Joe's that they played awhile at but it got a little hard when Norah would find herself in the corner somewhere stuck... We eventually had to quick make it back because we were meeting a friend to hang out for the rest of the day!
I know that its silly that we keep meeting up with people that we've met off an app, but in large numbers I feel like we are safe. Kat brought her husband and son as well, so it was a nice family outing. We swam for quite a bit and then decided to get some ice cream at the place that I wanted to take the kids the day before. This place was awesome because they make all their ice cream right there so we can watch their process! They also had an indoor play area so the adults could enjoy their lovely treats and they could burn off some of that sugar energy. The place is called Graeter's, and they're around more in different parts of the US just not in MI :(
We hung out until she had to drive home since she still lived a few hours away and the kiddos were exhausted from all their fun. We really didn't have any trouble with them going to sleep at the end of the days because we would swim until the pool closed which was around 10... and I think that they understood that they were getting to stay up late so they were good and tired.
We didn't have any plans for the next day because we had to check out and drive home. All in all I had a fantastic time... the kiddos were so good and the things that we did was a lot of fun. We found out that there is a train that goes to Columbus and we didn't get a chance to see other things like the COSI and the rest of the zoo. We liked the hotel that we stayed at too, and the price was decent so we would probably go back there again! Yippee! Even though it was fun I was definitely ready to be back home and in our own space :)
JVG
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