giraffes and elephants and warthogs oh my

we had a three day weekend so today scott and i decided to take max somewhere we had no doubt he would be in his element. today we went to zoo atlanta so max could spend the day outdoors and with animals. we were both so amazed at how observant and perfect he was. max loved seeing his favorite animal the giraffe most of all. he saw two adults and one baby along with zebras and an ostrich. our 1st exhibit was the flamingos. he loved seeing the elephants and the warthogs too. he saw monkeys, gorillas, a rhino, a deer-like creature, kangaroos, pandas. the lions, tigers, bears, and leopards were hard for him to find (and us). we went into a bird sanctuary where birds were flying all around us (he loved that too). he truly enjoyed every second of the trip; he even sat on a table outside a cafe to eat his lunch (and watch all the other children running around). at every exhibit we showed him he would point as soon as he saw the animal inside and "oohh" really loudly and serious and excited as if to say, "mommy, daddy do you see that?". he would look at us to make sure we were looking at the animal too. he just stared and pointed and tried climbing on the tops of the railings to get a closer look. when he got to the warthog exhibit they were laying right in front of the glass and he got down and just pointed and stared and "oohh"ed at them. he looked through the glass at the tiger too. it was a perfect day with the most perfect baby boy and the perfect husband.