A Zoo trip for Zeric in Sydney

James and I have been wanting to take Zeric to the Zoo for ages now and we finally got a break in the weather ! James booked a hotel in North Sydney (AMAZING place) only 15 mins away from the Zoo. Here's a view from our room. Zeric loved it ! he could see the planes flying into Sydney and the bed was so easy to jump on !

A little Breaky with Dad before we head to the Zoo. Our little boy is growing up so fast !

I love this picture because you get so see these amazing African Giraffes with Sydney in the background...

The first animals Z man saw for the day and he had no clue what to think. He just looked at them with a strange look.

Looking at some huge fish but also a monkey was making his way around in this little area. He was making some great noises, Zeric would laugh every time he would swing and sing !

Here we made it to the Gorillas, Again... Zeric just looked at them as if they were almost fake. He started laughing when a young one would start spinning around and playing.

what Z man was looking at, they were so close

Z man and Daddy !

Z man enjoyed the Kodiak Bear... Big bear for sure !!

Just a little example on how big this animal is... Z man looks so small next to it

Coming face to face with the fuzz ball

The Tiger cage, this picture is blurry but it's the only one I got of Zeric Chasing the Tiger back and forth. Zeric would laugh his butt off while him and the Tiger would pace back and forth. Zeric would say "big cat" and then run after it.

You can see Z man Laughing at the Cat in this picture

Z man and Dad with Sydney in the back ground. Such a beautiful Zoo

The water animals and the Tiger were Zeric's favorite I would say. He loved seeing under the water and the seals playing with him at the window.

Dad and Z man watching for the seals

A perfect little spot for the Z

His new life size friends

Here I am working on the belly ! I'm growing each and every day.

TURTLE !!!! Zeric loved seeing these slow pokes make their way around.

And it lives here in Australia...

Zeric would check out every cage... but the snakes were kind of lame... just sat there.

To finish our day off at the Zoo. Lets touch a snake. Zeric was so funny, he would only pet it with his thumb. I have no clue why, but it was good fun.

Sleep !

Zeric falls asleep most of the time in my arms, but when he does it all alone, it's so cute. This picture with Dad was a sick day for Big Z. So he had to have his Dad cuddles.

Z man playing at the kitchen table

Falling asleep in style

I like to call this one Popcorn in the snooze
I know Grandma will like this one

Yet another Daddy cuddle has turned into a sweet little nap

As most know, Zeric is scared of his bedroom. So what he does is drag all of his toys out to the living room and creates what I like to call a toy Bomb or Twister. You can see it is a big job for the little man.

one of the few cold days in the Australian winter, I got him all nice and snug, gave him a cup of milk and put his favorite movie on... the Polar Express... It was to perfect for him to stay awake.

I know it's a random Blog, But I just had to share the pictures I have taken in the past few months of his random sleeps. James has a few good ones on his phone of travel naps. They don't care where they are, kids will truly fall asleep anywhere they please

A Train ride for Z man

To Start off our weekend we walked down the street to a cafe in the Junction. We got a huge muffin to share... But Z man thought it was all his. Amazingly he was more then happy to share with Mom and Dad.

Just to see how much he could get in before he shared

It's not an outing to the cafe without a Babycino !! Zeric just loves getting a drink like everyone else.

Jameso enjoying his day off with his family, his Vanilla Latte and a muffin full of fatty goodness.

We decided to take Zeric for a train ride into see Nan and Gramps !! Here James and Z are waiting for the bus...

He was so pumped to get on that huge bus he always sees when we are out. He loves to wave to them. So to be on one... this was so new and fun !

Dad and Zeric looking out the window and watching Newcastle go by

Z man was so kind, Said thank you to the bus driver and waved bye as we were dropped off at Newcastle Train station

Zeric Showing Dad how to buy the train tickets

When we walked onto the platforms Zeric's eyes just lit right up ! as he said "TRAIN !"
He didn't know what to do when he saw more then one train.

When we asked him if he wanted to get onto one, he sat there trying to figure out what we were asking him and then he said " On?" with a smile

Getting ready for his first train ride with Dad

I got the fake cheesy grin because he had his eye on a treat... but it was still fun taking him on the train

Happy boy

Saying Bye to the train and thank you

It took him a second... but when he saw Gramps waiting for us. he lost it ! you can see him jumping and trying to run faster

We got to Nan and Gramps where they got him a new golf set for their house and a sweet camping chair... just his size. He went right to the back yard and started showin his skills

Gramps giving him a few tips on the swing

This monster here is a BABY huntsman spider... I had James take the picture because I ran off screaming. The Snakes and Spiders.... and Bats are all mutated here in Australia. As you can see... this creature is a baby.

Gramps telling him that this is a good spider and it doesn't harm humans... As for me, anything with 6 + legs... I run