A Day At The ZOO!

The Man Cub

The kids are at the perfect ages to really enjoy the zoo.  We decided it would be worth it to get a season pass and we were right!  The girls have had hours of animal exploration, observation, and just plain fun!  Today is Columbus Day (for some very odd reason the Army considers this a soldier holiday) therefore there was no work and no school.  It never takes us long to plan something fun on days like this~ the weather has finally cooled down and we had Daddy along with us so off we headed for some zoo fun.  This is today's adventure...

Baby Elephant and Baby Lu

 Thanks to Diego (cousin of the ever so famous Dora) both Linley and Annabelle are familiar with many of the not so popular zoo animals...the condor...the okapi.....you know the ones I'm talking about.....the ones that never have a huge crowd....no kids lined up in front of their enclosures striking a pose for that crazy paparazzi momma....

So in "animal rescuer" mode we toured the zoo! 

Spectacle Bear (this is a Diego animal FYI)

 This is by far one of the coolest displays in the entire zoo.  The two hippos are always right up close in the water and the are HUGE!!!!  No crowds was a great advantage today-we got observe these beasts up close and personal for a few minutes before a paparazzi momma came along lol.  

We love the hippos!

The "crocOOOdile" and Lu

Freckles the Goat

The petting zoo is only goats- but they don't mind.  Brushing goats is always a hit:)  Today we got to brush Freckles and Bailey!!!

Sam goes WILD

Annabelle crosses the stream frogy style! 

We finished up our wild adventure with a ride around the park aboard the zoo train.  It was the perfect way to end our Columbus holiday.  Christopher you did not "discover" America but you did open America's door to the world.  It was a great day exploring animals from all over God's creation!