Warm weather weekend trip to Fota Wildlife Park

The weather was supposed to be warm and sunny, so we decided to take the kids down to the Fota Wildlife park. This was our first trip to this park without the strollers and the kids did just fine. I had to carry Gordon a bit as we left, but overall, they were happy to run and walk.

When we arrived the first stop is usually the meerkats. But this time the kids had no interest and instead when straight to the play set at the entrance. We let them play for about 20 minutes before rounding up to start into the park. 

Our trip ended up being a walk from one play set to another. The kids had little interest in the animals this go around. They climbed trees, found sticks, dug in the dirt, slid down slides, crossed shaky bridges, ran on paths, and ran off paths. And they ate almost constantly from the snacks I'd brought along. 

A very beautiful day! And my favorite part was listening to their descriptions of what we did at the park, as we drove home. It was neat to hear what they remembered and what they thought was worthy of remembering.

We went the opposite way around the park versus normal and so we visited the giraffes first thing.

Our next stop was this giraffe playground. 

The kids snacked and ate sandwiches as we made our way around the park, but when we stopped for the adults to eat (near another play area) there was also some construction getting ready to start and the kids all got a chance to sit on this tractor. I'm not sure I can describe how excited Walt was, but his expression kinda says it all.

Another stop for snacks! All the climbing, sliding, stick throwing, and dirt digging make for hungry kids.

These kids were just constantly climbing!

Group shot! Wish we could've gotten dad in there.

Adele and I had gone up the path, but Jeff stayed with the boys while they climbed this tree.

A giraffe watching Adele leave the park. We waved bye to the giraffes one last time before heading home.