This is crazy . . . but Monday, since we all had "the day off," we made a trip to the zoo. Yes, it's February, and we went to the zoo for a fun family outing. Crazy . . . and I love it!
As soon as we got to the rhino statue, Gabriel asked to have his picture taken. He's such a good blog boy.
The giraffes were licking the metal bars of the gate. Interesting.
We NEVER stop at the African petting zoo when we visit the zoo. The zoo was so nice, and we were having such a nice afternoon that we decided to stop. Grace was afraid to pet the goats. When she finally decided to reach down and pet this little guy, he moved his head. He had been sitting as still as a statue until she reached down to touch him. She was startled and jumped. It was quite comical.
Me and my babe. . . this picture reminds me of the self-portrait I took of us in Jamaica for some reason.
I love watching the gorillas. They are so much like people that it fascinates me. Grace is always scared of the gorillas, so we never stay as long as I'd like.
My little man posed with a tiger.
The polar bear was so playful and so fun to watch. Gabriel and I watched the polar bear for the longest time. She had a ball that she was playing with in the water. She also had a 5 gallon bucket. She'd put her head in the bucket and swim around.
Gabriel and I met back up with Dan and Grace and watched the sea lions. They looked so relaxed just swimming leisurely back and forth.
The kids were tired of walking so we took a break for some hot chocolate and some time at the playground.
I think the chimpanzees were the highlight of this zoo trip for the kids. There were 3 chimps in the exhibit. They were swinging around and having fun. One of the chimps relieved himself while sitting up on a rope, and the urine collected on top of a barrel. Then as the chimps were swinging around, they would stop and get a little drink from the top of the barrel. The kids laughed and laughed as they watched. Dan and I laughed because the kids were laughing so hard. You know . . . there really is nothing funnier than bodily functions.
Grace talked about wanting to see the penguins from the time we got to the zoo. Once we got to the penguin exhibit, she couldn't take the smell and got out of there as quickly as she could. Silly girl!
A little fresh air and a nice long walk makes a girl tired. Our little peanut slept all the way home. What a wonderful afternoon spending time with the family!
As soon as we got to the rhino statue, Gabriel asked to have his picture taken. He's such a good blog boy.
The giraffes were licking the metal bars of the gate. Interesting.
We NEVER stop at the African petting zoo when we visit the zoo. The zoo was so nice, and we were having such a nice afternoon that we decided to stop. Grace was afraid to pet the goats. When she finally decided to reach down and pet this little guy, he moved his head. He had been sitting as still as a statue until she reached down to touch him. She was startled and jumped. It was quite comical.
Me and my babe. . . this picture reminds me of the self-portrait I took of us in Jamaica for some reason.
I love watching the gorillas. They are so much like people that it fascinates me. Grace is always scared of the gorillas, so we never stay as long as I'd like.
My little man posed with a tiger.
The polar bear was so playful and so fun to watch. Gabriel and I watched the polar bear for the longest time. She had a ball that she was playing with in the water. She also had a 5 gallon bucket. She'd put her head in the bucket and swim around.
Gabriel and I met back up with Dan and Grace and watched the sea lions. They looked so relaxed just swimming leisurely back and forth.
The kids were tired of walking so we took a break for some hot chocolate and some time at the playground.
I think the chimpanzees were the highlight of this zoo trip for the kids. There were 3 chimps in the exhibit. They were swinging around and having fun. One of the chimps relieved himself while sitting up on a rope, and the urine collected on top of a barrel. Then as the chimps were swinging around, they would stop and get a little drink from the top of the barrel. The kids laughed and laughed as they watched. Dan and I laughed because the kids were laughing so hard. You know . . . there really is nothing funnier than bodily functions.
Grace talked about wanting to see the penguins from the time we got to the zoo. Once we got to the penguin exhibit, she couldn't take the smell and got out of there as quickly as she could. Silly girl!
A little fresh air and a nice long walk makes a girl tired. Our little peanut slept all the way home. What a wonderful afternoon spending time with the family!
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