Fun at the Zoo

Today was my last free Tuesday with Miriam before summer break (and her transition to full time school in the fall).  In order to get over my sadness about that fact, I told her she could choose whatever she wanted to do today.  I gave her a few ideas and she chose the zoo.  It was a beautiful day and we had a lot of fun exploring the zoo and seeing all the animals.  We even went all out and rode the Funicular up to the top and took a camel ride.

After a couple hours of exploring the zoo we had a picnic by the pond with some geese and their adorable little goslings.  We played on the playground at John Ball Park for a while until a huge field trip group of kids invaded it.  Then we attempted to go to Sweet Mellisa's for ice cream, but they weren't open yet (we were an hour too early), so we headed to Jersey Junction instead.  We finished our fun day with a little bike ride through the neighborhood.  Boy am I going to miss my days with this girl in the fall!