A trip to the zoo

Katie and I took Will to the MN zoo for the first time yesterday. It's turned out to be an annual trip for us so far. We got there shortly after it opened and were able to go to the dolphin show and the wild bird show. Will liked the birds flying over our heads and Katie liked the dolphins swimming and splashing water everywhere.
Throughout the day Katie had some unfortunate luck. First, we were on our way back to the dining room to eat our lunch when Katie tripped and fell - face first on the pavement. She hit her mouth and bit her lip which started bleeding - of course. Got some wipes on it, and made it to a bathroom to clean it up. She also ended up scratching her knee, but the limp disappeared as the day wore on. :) Then after lunch we were coming out of a kid's play area and she got hit by a door, and knocked down. :( It just wasn't her day. So some of the pictures you'll see are pre-fat lip, and some are post-fat lip.
The zoo had a new exhibit that we were looking forward to seeing - Russia's Grizzly Coast. They had grizzly bears, sea otters, a type of fox, and some others that we didn't get to see. They also had a splash pad - a water area for the kids to play, and a sand pit where they could dig in the sand. Those two were the kids' favorite.

No, it's not raining, it's spraying!

Katie dressed up as a butterfly.

Will had a GREAT time in the sand, and yes, some of it did end up in his mouth. But there was NO WAY you were keeping him out of there. :)

On a side note - last night Katie was complaining that her front teeth hurt front the fall, and I thought one was a bit wiggly. Uh-oh. Most of you all know how I feel about wiggly teeth. Ick. So I was able to get her into her dentist this morning and they did an exam and took an x-ray. They said one of her teeth did look chipped, but it isn't worth worrying about. One was a bit wiggly, but they couldn't be sure it wasn't like that before. From the x-ray they could see that there was an injury to her gum below the tooth, what they call an abscess. Hopefully it will just heal on it's own, but if it gets infected, then it could cause her pain and we'd have a problem. They are just going to keep an eye on it and x-ray again at her next check up. Again, she did a great job at the dentist and walked out with toys. :) So she is on a soft food diet for the next day or so.