Louisville Zoo Part 1

The hottest day of the summer we went to the Louisville Zoo! It was dang, stinking, hot. It was also a great time. Cora and Alison stayed home with sisters that like to babysit together. That was a great bonus for them each to have a sitter.

The first thing we did was get suited up to go on the ropes course. It was a great set up with the ropes that tether you to the course only able to come off the track at the exit. This relieved any fear of Jacob unattaching himself at the highest point. You could maneuver freely around the course as long as you liked. I think Aaron would have stayed there all day. The poles at each of the corners were set up like an intersection in England. You could go around in a circle and depending on where you wanted to go you would pull your rope and it would 'exit' you on to that path. (I hope you can follow the idea) The point being, you could customize your experience and didn't have to follow a set path of obstacles. This was especially helpful for me, as I'm terrified of heights. Why did I do it then? Well I blame Jacob, who was too short to go without an adult, but truth be told it did look really cool and every once in a while I like to scare myself to death.

Aaron was a big shot. He went on every one part of the course. Here he is mocking me from the upper level.

Catherine wasn't as sure about the whole thing and she stayed pretty close to me. The one she is on in this picture was my favorite. I liked being able to hold on with both hands while taking steps.

Here is Aaron sky high again.

When Jacob wanted to go to the upper level, I had Aaron take over. Sometimes Jacob was too short to move his rope along the channel in the metal beam, so Aaron would help him along. Other than that, Jacob was completely on his own and completely without fear.

The actual rope bridges took some strength to get across. Towards the end Jacob said to me, "There is no falling is there?" He had been up down and all around and it just occurred to him that humm, I wonder if that is an option!

During our adventure Auntie took pictures and Andrew played and climb trees. This picture was too cute to pass up. He was very patient with us. What a good boy!