Zoo Trip

Last week, Ross was off work for spring break. Even though we didn't go away on vacation, we did manage to do some fun things while he was home. One fun thing was our trip to the zoo! This was Leah's first trip to the zoo and I think she had a good time. Here is Leah and her daddy checking out the elephant exhibit... This is the zoo's baby elephant, Zuri. She was having a grand time taking a mud bath while we were there...

My mom, Lyndsee, Jason and Makynlee (Baby J) joined us for our trip to the zoo. The girls really liked the animals that were big enough and moving around enough for them to see. The monkeys were a particular favorite. Makynlee also really liked the sand cat that ran all over its cage the whole time she was watching it. But if animals just sat there, they weren't interested.

This giraffe was going to town just licking this pole. My mom couldn't stand watching it. Its big slimy tongue was grossing her out, but I thought it was funny to watch.

Here's our little animal having fun at the zoo...I thought she would fall asleep in her stroller, but she stayed awake the whole time we were there.

The tigers weren't all that exciting...

Isn't she a cutie!?!

We had a good time with this turkey. Jason was making gobbling noises while we were watching him and whenever he did this turkey would puff up his feathers and make himself look really big. I told Jason the turkey thought Jason was hitting on his girlfriend (who was also by us at the fence). What an ugly creature...no wonder I don't like to eat them!

Look! Leah is as big as an infant gorilla! Her arms just aren't as long.

Here's a picture of my mom to prove that she was there with us...She enjoyed being there with the little girls and seeing all their reactions to the animals. At the end of our trip, we took the girls on the carousel. My mom wasn't really excited about getting dizzy on the ride so she stayed off and took pictures. Here's Lyndsee and Jason on the animals in front of us. (Jason has Makynlee on his lap.)

I didn't think I could get on with Leah, so I just stood beside her. I probably could have, but it was fun to be able to see her face as she was riding. She was really antsy waiting for the ride to start. She didn't want to sit on the polar bear and kept wanting me to hold her. I was afraid she wouldn't like it. But once the ride started and she started going up and down, she smiled so big and loved it! Then we put the girls on together for a photo afterward.
We had a great time at the zoo! I'm so glad that we decided to go and that my mom and Lyndsee's family were able to come too. I'm also glad that the weather was so pleasant that day! It was the one really good weather day during Ross's spring break.