Daddy-Daughter Day

So Laura has always encouraged me to spend time with the girls individually, and I have always liked this as well as they are all so different. Sam for example would rather do just about anything before going to an art gallery while Kris and Tika would be first in line at a Picasso exhibit. So when Kris asked if we could have a Daddy-Daughter day I was all set for it. So yesterday, myself, Kris and her friend Bree headed down to DC.

Kris has a favourite restaurant in DC and since Bree had never been there we headed over to Teaism. Teaism is a very neat place - good food, good tea and a very comfortable atmosphere. After lunch we headed up towards Connecticut Avenue to the National Zoo. We spent the next 3 hours at the Zoo - covering just about every open inch of it. I like the zoo. The open spaces and hundreds of trees just add to the atmosphere. A sunny day did not hurt either. I do not think there was an area we visited that was not a favourite.

At Amazonia there is an open area that is intended to feel like the rain forest. As soon as we walked in there was a small monkey sitting in the tree - a few feet away from us. By the way - at this point there are no cages so he was actually a few feet away from us. We headed to see the big cats where the male lion and tiger were apparently trying to see who had the louder roar. In the Think Tank while everyone was watching the orangutan that was sitting high on a rope very few noticed the one that was hiding flat under a sheet in the corner.

We had a great 3 hours and a great afternoon overall. I am looking forward to see what Sam wants to do on her Daddy-Daughter day