Bei Bei

Ho-hum, there's another baby panda at the National Zoo. Now that there's been two in recent years, you'd think it's not as special, but it still is.

I must admit though, I have a love/hate relationship with zoos in general. But I still like that the National Zoo is in my backyard and I can go anytime to watch the animals. I think I could stay all day watching some of them, including the new baby panda, Bei Bei.

But not to forget about two year old Bao Bao already...she was out wandering around the yard and was quite active.

The sign said Bei Bei might be asleep, but he wasn't!

Here he is mimicking mama, even though we don't think he was actually eating the bamboo yet (he's only about 4 1/2 months old

Close-up

Chewing on mama is fun!

Mama was exhausted after a long play date

Even though my pictures didn't show it...this is what my view really looked like much of the time...

Also excited to see the red pandas who are back after a two year hiatus!

Summer Day Trip #1 - Kid B

Instead of a grand road trip to Wyoming again, I offered to take my niece and nephews on three day trips this summer where they each got to pick a location within 2-3 hours of home.

Kid B was first to declare where he wanted to go - Hershey Park in PA - so off we went for our first day trip.  Of course it rained...it rains EVERY time I go to Hershey Park (and yes, I disclosed this information before we went).

First stop on any road trip?

...Dunkin Donuts!  Where we left a bookcrossing book.

Ride number one, and we haven't even gotten off the ground yet.

Next stop was the zoo, where we spent way too much time watching the prairie dogs, but they were so cute being busy worker bees.

These kids are too young to be driving...

...and too short to actually ride this roller coaster.

Getting in one last ride between the heavy rainfall, back to the first ride.