Zoofari Night!

Sometimes, the schedule we keep works to someone’s advantage.  In this case, it was Tad and Thumper’s.

Tuesday is ABA afternoon for them at the Autism Center.  This Tuesday was also Zoofari (member appreciation) night at the zoo.  Well, since we got out of ABA a half hour before the party started, and the zoo was less than 4 miles away…

It felt strange to be there with just two of the kids (sorry, Ane and Rerun), especially when the otters were being so charming.

Tad also went and visited all “his” snakes and turtles and his favorite dwarf crocodile in the reptile house.

But the highlight of the evening was the fact that all carousel rides were free.  And Tad refused to leave without riding it.  A half an hour in line later, we got our ride!

Tad rode a horse that actually went up and down, but Thumper (his first carousel ride!) rode a stationary horse, with me beside him.

I actually love this picture of Thumper on the carousel – the little, subtle smile is just so cute.

The evening was capped off with the discovery of free mini cupcakes near the penguins.  So we ate cupcakes and watched the penguins frolic.

Better than a big screen TV.

I’ll have to make it up to Rerun next time we go to the zoo.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 14th, 2016 at 12:23 am and is filed under Children, Life in the Pacific Northwest, Party Time.
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