Zoo Trip

This morning the zoo had a special event for members only - it opened early AND worked hard to get the animals out and doing things for the kids to see. This is a pretty big deal, since every time we go to the zoo the animals are either sleeping or MIA ;)

We packed up early and head out to the zoo.


Brooke and Ryan were excited and ready to see some animals

Kids could draw and write on the Polar Bear's house. He was pretty excited to see the kids ... but Brooke gave him about 30 seconds of her time before announcing "I want to go see more animals."

As usual, she walked around the place like she owned it

She hugged some gorillas (not real ones, of course)

   Ryan ate a monkey (again, not a real one)

Ryan took a snooze while Brooke took in some more of the sights

A meerkat tried to get her attention. He wasnt successful.

She watched the sea lions cruise around.
She asked if she could go in and swim with them.

She chatted with a rhinoceros

Overall it was a successful outing. A lot of the animals were out that we usually dont get to see. But, although there were some new encounters she still only cared about her two favorites: the lion and the monkey. On the way out she was already talking about coming back to see the lion "tomorrow", so we can assume she had a pretty good time ;) Ryan didn't care either way, but seemed to enjoy the nice weather and a little snooze in the outdoors.