The Zoo!

On the first full day of Josh's Mother's and Grandfather's visit to Olomouc we took them to the nearby, hillside village of Svatý Kopeček, where we have a Zoo. Josh and I had never been to the Zoo there before and so we also wanted to take Jakub for his first visit. We were way more excited than him as we couldn't wait to see his reactions (he's always loved animals so much). We were also really glad he could do this with his Grandma and Great PaPa on his very first time!


This is a restaurant at the zoo.




Starting the day off with some climbing and crawling over some huge logs and stumps. Jake and his Grandma both in their "grandma" shirts. So sweet! Jake's says "I love Grandma."





A children's paradise within the woods there. It wasn't open when we went by and we were on our way out, but I think Jakub will like it when he's a little older. I would have loved this as a kid!





















Jakub had no fear and liked watching all of the different animals and attractions and exploring his surroundings. He also fully enjoyed people-watching and found the other little children most intriguing of all! And I just love that red hair. :)



One of the many different types of monkeys getting in some face-time with Jake. :)




Cute little critter.










What Jakub is now calling a "toot-toot."




Jake, Daddy, and Grandma. I love how his arm is wrapped around his Daddy's neck.

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King PaPa on his throne!




Way more courage than Mama had... Jakub didn't mind at all. Josh was only helping him hold the food on his hand without it falling off. Though some did intentionally fall off into Jakub's mouth instead... What can you do? (use hand sanitizer later).




The cutest little baby monkey.




Roaring at the lions!











We had so much fun taking him to the zoo with Grandma and PaPa. He did so well and walked a lot of the paths and hillside with us. We then went to lunch at a nearby restaurant where PaPa learned he did not like the "sour"kraut. :) And then PaPa and Grandma did a good job of singing and dancing to keep Jakub awake until we could get home and go to bed for a nice, long nap. Thanks you two for all of the hard work of entertaining Jake. :) And thanks, PaPa, for teaching us about the crops along the way. It was so much fun!!!! More stories, pics, and videos to come later. Josh's Mom and Grandfather flew back to the U.S. today. We had a really hard time letting them go, but we hope they are safely getting home and enjoyed their time here. We love you!