Riverbanks Zoo

On Thursday, Ryan and I went down to Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia for the 1st grade field trip. The is the biggest event of the year, and all of the kids look forward to it. I think that one of the biggest thrills was getting to ride in the big buses that were chartered for the trip. First graders are endlessly fascinated by the fact that there was a toilet on the bus. If they hadn't had explicit instructions that the bathroom was only for extreme emergencies, I am sure the entire ride would have been one trip down the aisle after another. The group that I was in charge of had Ryan and three other boys. The highlights of a day at the zoo to a group of 7 year old boys are elephant poop, red baboon butts, and climbing on, over, around, and through everything that they saw (as you can see from the pictures). We had a great day, and I came home with a much greater appreciation for my well behaved son (but let's keep that to ourselves!)☺♥