Today Lucy and I went to Como Park Zoo and Conservatory for a New Year's Eve celebration. It was especially designed for kids, most markedly so by the fact the partying went down at noon instead of midnight!
They had some music and activities leading up to the "ball drop," which consisted of lots of vinyl blow-up animals being released from nets on the ceiling. Lucy was a little overwhelmed so we stood on the outskirts of the crowd, but still managed to snag an elephant, which she insisted she did NOT want. Luckily, a lady was walking by with her daughters and said, "any chance you'd want to trade a giraffe for an elephant?" So all was right with the world.
After the big event we went outside and visited our Lucy's favorite animals, the polar bears. They were not very active (as in, one was inside and the other was taking a nap in the doorway with only his butt sticking out the door). We also visited the aquatics and monkey buildings, before heading back inside to check out what was going on in the Conservatory. How beautiful with all the poinsettias!
A nice way to ring in the New Year. And hey, since I got my partying in during the daytime, I don't have to stay up until midnight, right?
What will you do to celebrate the New Year?
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