Today everyone had to go back to school. But not me! I got to sleep in because it's my HOOKY DAY!

                                    

After breakfast we were off to the National Zoo! I turned into a meerkat as soon as we got there. Mama said I was so cute!

                                    

And the first animals I saw were the sea otters. They were SO CUTE! It was a mama and 3 babies and they frolicked and played in the water. They are now my very favorite animal! I could have watched them all day!

                                   

                                    

Then we saw the regal wolf!

                                    



And two beautiful and huge bald eagles!

                                    

Then the sea lions!!! Now THEY might be my very favorite animal. I can't decide but I loved them. We got to watch them swim under water and then we got to hear the trainer tell us a little about them and show us some of their tricks! That sea lion ate a whole bucket of fish and squid while we were there!











                                    

                                     

                                    

We learned that this sea lion is going to have a pup soon!

                                    

Then we headed down to check out the gigantic fish, sting ray, turtles and other Amazonian wild life. It was pretty neat. And Daddy and Mama didn't even know this part of the zoo existed so it was an adventure for all of us!

                                    

                                    

These cute monkeys and some pretty amazing birds were in the rain forest!

                                    

                                    



And this guy looked fake but he definitely wasn't!!

                                    

Then we saw the orangutan climbing from his home to another building. They have a rope system where he can climb above the zoo and go all over the place. It was amazing to see him up there just on his own!

                                    

                                    

And this guy was just chillin and taking a nap with his feet up...kind of like Daddy!

                                    

                                    

And then we got to visit with the amazing elephants! This is Spike. He has huge tusks. And he weighs over 13,000 pounds!!! And he was beautiful!

                                    

                                    

And these guys decided to stay cool in the building. They were younger elephants but they were still beautiful!

                                    

And then it was time to head to lunch! It was a scorcher out by the time we finished at the zoo. And it was truly the best day ever! I got Daddy and Mama all to myself and I also had a BLAST! I loved looking at all the animals and had a great day. We went to Fat Pete's BBQ in Cleveland Park and boy was it good! I had the burnt ends grilled cheese and I want to have that every day it was so delicious.

                                    

                                    

Later, it was so hot out that Daddy and Mama decided that we should hit the pool! Kai's baseball game was cancelled. So we got our gear on and headed over. I started with some basketball and I even made a shot over my head backwards!!!


                                    

                                     



 Then we splashed around and had some fun. Even my friend Liam came with us!

                                    

                                    



Daddy even got us pizza for dinner. We sure are lucky boys! It was a perfect evening at the pool. The air was hot and the water was just right.



                                    

                                    

We swam and played basketball in the pool until it was closing time! Looking forward to many summer nights at Calverton Pool!