zoo

Last week I took the kids to the zoo. We had a great time! As many of you know, Hogle Zoo isn't very big and there's not tons of animals there -- its very basic -- so our 2 1/2 hour visit was perfect! Long enough to see everything and short enough to keep everyone's attention and good moods! This was Jacob's first visit to the zoo -- I felt really bad when I realized that he'd never been to the zoo and he's almost in kindergarten -- but now we've been, so all is well, and I can feel like a good mom again!

The tiger was fun! He paced around his pen for awhile and then decided to swim in his pool and play with his ball. He made a HUGE splash right in front of Jared & Jacob -- they loved it. We actually had a hard time pulling ourselves away from watching this guy play.
Ryan & Jacob take a break on a coupla tigers!
The giraffe was another favorite because he was so close. He just stood there enjoying his leafy greens while we munched on some snacks too.

How can we not take a picture of our Ryan-o-cerous by the rhinocerous? He (the rhino) was too lazy to even move. He's the big lump back by the wood fence in the picture.
The kids were looking forward to seeing the elephants. There were two elephants out and about that day. Apparently they do some sort of elephant show a couple of times a day, but we had other animals to see, so we didn't stay to check it out.
The zoo has lots of monkeys and apes. I can't remember what kind of monkey this black and white guy is, but since he was outside instead of behind glass walls, it was easier to take his picture. We all loved the monkeys -- especially Matthew -- because they are always climbing, swinging, and eating and having lots of fun.
You always have to get a drink from the lion's mouth at the zoo!