Showing posts with label zoo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label zoo. Show all posts

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Back to the Zoo

The day was too beautiful to not spend it outside and the girls got a good night's sleep with minimal coughing, so we headed up to the zoo and had a great time. This was the girls' second trip to the zoo. I guess they consider themselves experts now and insisted on holding the map and pointing us in the direction of the "amimals" they wanted to see next.
From the moment we walked through the gate, all Mallory talked about was wanting to see the giraffes...and they did not disappoint. The girls first fed the giraffes last spring, and I am still so amazed at how brave they are. I think this was the highlight for the girls.


The highlight for me was seeing the new baby baboon. Mommy and baby were so far away and I've cropped this picture as much as I can, but I think you can still see him. So cute!

Taking a ride on the back of an iguana {or some other big lizard}...
   
I think it took a little while for Anna Claire to realize it wasn't real. She kept asking me if he was moving.

Anna Claire and Mallory have always loved animals, but I think all the Diego episodes we've been watching lately {new favorite} made them feel like they were on safari today!

Friday, April 9, 2010

We Love the Zoo!

We've been trying to get to Riverbanks ever since it started to warm up, and we finally made it Monday. The girls had so much fun. There was so much for them to see their little eyes could hardly take it all in! These are just a few of the many, many animals we saw...


Anna Claire and Mallory both almost flipped over all the monkeys!

Anna Claire, Mallory, Connor, and Dylan each patted the giraffe on the nose. Anna Claire could have fed the giraffe lettuce from her hand, but she just threw it at him instead.



Cousins...
Taking a train ride...

We had a perfect day at the zoo, and I cannot wait to take the girls back. We left right after breakfast, got there about 10 AM, visited almost all of the exhibits, had lunch, and we were pulling out the parking lot at 1 PM. Perfect timing!
The 1 1/2 hour drive home...

She did eventually fall asleep.