We went to the zoo....

and saw not a single animal.

Yes you read right. On one of our most recent trips to the zoo we didn't see a single animal. Instead I packed Maddie's bathing suit and towel and she spent the morning running around and getting soaking wet!

In the main plaza of the Virginia Zoo there happens to be a giant 20,000 pound granite globe floating on a cushion of water. Awesome. From my personal expertise {or the fact that we rode on the zoo train twice} I can tell you that the globe weighs more than two elephants. It's huge! Even cooler just the smallest kid can push it and it will twirl. Totally Awesome {like I said!}.

Surrounding the awesome globe are kiddo friendly fountains! Basically there is a splash park right inside the entrance to the zoo!

So Maddie and I {and a ton of other mommy's and kiddos} spending the hot mornings letting our little ones run themselves silly through the fountains!