There was still a lot of snow on the ground so that eliminated a lot of the possibilities, and most places were still closed for the winter...except the zoo! Emma was feeling sick, so she stayed home with Ryan, and the rest of us packed up and took off.
Many of the animals weren't out, and some of the zoo was closed off, but the sidewalks were clear, and it let us enjoy the sun and blue sky. Something excited had just happened though--there were two brand new baby giraffes, just three weeks old! The kids were absolutely mesmerized by them, and we stayed to watch them for at least 30 minutes--and they could have stayed longer. They were pretty amazed that a baby giraffe is already 6 feet tall!
After we left the zoo, I took them to Friendly's to eat a late lunch out. We had heard about it a lot, especially from friends that had grown up in upstate NY, and we decided we had to give it a try. It's basically the east's version of Denny's--pretty regular food, but the shakes are awesome. They also have two sizes of kids' meals, a small and a large, which comes in handy with Henry. :)
It was a great day--and just SO nice to be outside and get a little taste of spring. It has since snowed again, and the temps are back down, but it has helped get us through a little bit longer until spring decided to stay around for awhile!
