July 2020 school holiday - zoo

Aaron requested to go to the zoo for his birthday. We didn't realise that visitors have to book time-slots beforehand. So when we got there late morning, the next earliest slot we could get was 2pm. So we went for lunch first.

2pm is super hot, and we certainly had never been to the zoo at that time of the day. Perhaps that's why we'd never seen the white tiger! Our 2pm slot turned out to be a blessing!

We also saw a few orang utans basking in the sun. But had definitely seen more when we came in the mornings.

Went into the Reptile Garden for the first time ... Daddy's been wanting to go there but I hate reptiles. This time, the kids want to go in too, so I was out-voted.

This is our body temperature family portrait - the way vipers and pythons would "see" us!

The zoo is huge. With the tram, there really was a lot of walking. It really tired us out. Had to go home for a rest before dinner.

Birthday boy requested for Shake Shack for dinner. Last year, we went to Fat Boys, and he finished a full-size burger all by himself for the first time. This year, he ate 2 Shack Burgers!

My baby boy is now 9 years old! He still behaves like a baby sometimes, and loves to snuggle up to us. I ask him all the time, if he'll still hug me and hold my hand when he grows up. For all other future-oriented questions, his answers are usually "I don't know". But for this question, it's always a resounding

"yes"!  🥰