To the Zoo!!

"We are going to the zoo, zoo, zoo.. We are going to the zoo, zoo, zoo.." I have been singing this to Rianne for a couple of weeks, and finally we went to the zoo on the Hari Raya public holiday.

There were a total of 7 of us - 4 adults, and 3 babies. Can you imagine the high ratio of infants to us adults, can at anytime make us call for help and breakdown if all 3 were to stage a protest at us?! Lucky, that didn't happen.

It was really an enjoyable outing, the happiest I had been in a long, long time. All the babies were well-behaved, and they appear to be having a ball of time (or did I idealise it? hahaha..). We were prepared that the babies might get cranky due to the heat and fatigue, and thus we got strollers, carry-slings, and portable electric fans all ready.


Rianne sling-ed in the front of mummy

After a quick brunch at KFC, we began our zoo tour with me carrying Rianne in the sling, little Jayden walking on his own but with his mummy holding his hands, and my brother-in-law slinging baby Joelle. Think the only baby who could probably make out what was in the exhibits, was the eldest one Jayden. Nevertheless, the two girls were still displaying expressions of curiousity at some really close-up animals.


The excited Rianne at the rhinocerus exhibit!!


Soon, Joelle started to show signs of fatigue..

And finally Rianne, completely K-O (Knocked Out)!

By late noon, the younger babies were completely exhausted; and so are us adults. We finished viewing the last few exhibits quickly and left the zoo for lunch at Sembawang Shopping Centre.

We needed so badly to rest our feet, and our arms (achy from carrying the babies the whole day!).. but not Jayden boy, who is forever so obsessed with Barney, the purple dinosaur! And he had dragged little Rianne along too.. (evidence below!!)