Wild Animals!

We decided to celebrate Memorial Weekend at the Zoo. As if I don't get enough wild animals at home..right? Since I worked Friday night and Sunday night AND Monday night, Sunday afternoon was our best bet. The weather was nice and cool and we needed something to do since Gary was off golfing. We went with my friend Liz and her daughters. Shantel was so excited to see Abigail again and Kallie wanted to see the monkeys. Keegan..well he just needed to get out of the house.

We started with the Giraffes and the Asian Highland Exhibit (a wild cat and 1 Tiger) Keegan stared in awe at the big animals moving and Kallie thought the big cats were funny. Next the reptile house. This place was neat, they had a little of everything and what Shantel called a jungle inside (a room with a bunch of huge trees). We got to see a giant turtle, and snakes (Kallie liked those) and birds and little monkey looking things..Keegan was amazed and kept pointing at everything.

The Elephants were a big hit (as was the enormous fake elephant that made noise (see photos).

We didn't ride the train this time or see the White Alligator, but we decided to get a season pass, so that is on the agenda for next time. Gary will be there with work June 11th (come on out!) so we will go then.

It was a great trip and we had fun. The kids were well behaved and other zoo visitors were too.

My only complaint. If you see a woman struggling with a double stroller and 3 kids, don't just stand there and watch...get out of the way so she doesn't have to struggle to move around you.