We took the day off today to take the kids to the zoo and we had a fantastic outing! The weather was perfect: sunny, but not too hot. The kids were both on their best behavior. And the animals even cooperated and all came out of their cages/dens/caves/etc. to entertain us! Amita walked for almost the entire trip and she still had enough energy to go to the library with me later today! Ansel had a good time overall, but had a scary fall while we were having lunch. Thankfully he was only surprised, not hurt and his love of food and some hugs and kisses quickly helped him feel better.
Let's let the pictures tell the rest of the story!
Amita was thrilled that they had tiger and "zree-bra" chairs. She picked the tiger...
... so naturally Ansel wanted the zebra one!
Ansel really liked them too!
The elephants were moving around a lot and came really close to us! Amita liked it when they threw dirt with their trunks.
Here's my two big guys looking small compared to the elephants!
The Dall Sheep (aka big horn sheep) were very popular as well. We watched them climb all the way to the top of their "mountain".
Even the bears were out today. They weren't overly active, but we got to see them napping in all sorts of funny places: on rocks, in a hammock, even in caves!
Here we are during our picnic lunch. The zoo wasn't too crowded and we got a great table in the shade. Ansel also had a great view of the squirrel who was hoping for some dropped snacks (Ansel kept blowing him kisses!).
Everyone was excited with the goodies Mama packed!
I'd never seen a peacock with it's tail feathers completely showcased before. It's very impressive! No wonder that gets the lady birds!!
And last in the alphabet and in our photo montage, the zebra. He stood around while some of the alpacas (which Amita called Llama Llama!) splashed in a pond.
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