toledo zoo

saturday when mike failed me and came home empty handed from running in the morning he decided to make up for it by taking us on a road trip. {he was suppose to have come home with some chocolate croissants} if you check out the toledo zoo website you can print out a coupon for 50% off. i think its good till march 19th? the drive was a quick 2 hours. {we quickly packed snacks and video game for kaylee}

it was pretty chilly so we didn't get to see all the animals or all the sites but it was

still neat. we got to see the seals swim by.

and mr. polar bear be all cute. later he started playing in the water with his barrel. they even had a train ride and merry go round for the kids.

we even got to see the penguins, cheetahs and a very large hippo. we chose not to check out the reptile building. we are not fans of snakes.

the zoo was larger than we though and it was very well done. they had play areas for the kids, a theatre area and an aquarium besides many places to eat. we would love to go back once the weathers warmer to see the animals outside and with all its pretty trees and greenery. it reminded me of a cedar point but without the rides.

after a few hours at the zoo we decided to eat an early dinner at pf changs. it turned out to be a regular dinner since we got lost and there was an hour wait. we went shopping while waiting. the place was called the shops at fallen timbers. it was a beautiful shopping plaza and i wish i had gotten some pictures. they had a pond with a sitting area and most of the shops where outside. we would of stayed the night but we have a certain teenage boy who we do not feel comfortable leaving home by himself over night. we ended up getting home by 9:30 so the old man still got plenty of rest.