The view from here

Zoos are for kids, right? I mean sure, adults enjoy strolling around and paying $5 for a lemonade, but a zoo's primary function is to educate and entertain kids, right?

I took the kids to the zoo this morning (let me take this opportunity to congratulate myself for wrangling both kiddos all by myself- I was afraid, but I did it!). I packed 'em both into our new double stroller and we rolled on to our safari. We arrived at the zebra paddock, and I asked Jack if he could see the zebras. Um, no. He could not. The split log fence was built at the perfect height to block any view from the stroller. So I unbuckled him and hoisted him onto my hip. "Oh- zee-ra!" he said.

As we passed the elephant compound I excitedly asked Jack if he could tell me what the elephants were doing. Nope, he couldn't. Again, the damn fence was blocking his view. So I unbuckled him again and lifted him up to see.

Then we went on to see the turtles, giraffes, seals, et cetera, et cetera. Rinse, lather, repeat. Who ever designed that park was not thinking too much about the intended audience. My back hurts.