I headed to the zoo with my little monkeys yesterday after we picked Madelyn up from school. I asked each of them which special animal they wanted to see on this visit. Seth wanted to see monkeys, Chloe wanted to see the giraffes, Catherine wanted to see the warthogs, Madelyn and Sam wanted to see the cat walk. After some necessary documentation of our little traveling exhibit, off we went.
Along the way we marveled at some firsts. We saw the hippo momma and baby emerge from the water. Generally, they are underwater or only have their eyes out.
This ostrich came right up to us. He was talking away. Madelyn was convinced he was trying to give us a message. Can you tell they watched Happy Feet on the trip home from Phoenix?
Snack time!
Harrison couldn't decide if he liked the grass or being able to sit with the family better.
Finally, we saw a peacock strut his stuff. This is the first time the kids remember seeing such a sight. They thought it was pretty cool.
We succeeded in seeing everyone's favorite animal du jour along with witnessing some animal behaviors for the first time. We even squeezed in 20 minutes at the playset. When we have successful outings like this one, I'm never sure whether I leave happier or the kids.
I headed to the zoo with my little monkeys yesterday after we picked Madelyn up from school. I asked each of them which special animal they wanted to see on this visit. Seth wanted to see monkeys, Chloe wanted to see the giraffes, Catherine wanted to see the warthogs, Madelyn and Sam wanted to see the cat walk. After some necessary documentation of our little traveling exhibit, off we went.
Along the way we marveled at some firsts. We saw the hippo momma and baby emerge from the water. Generally, they are underwater or only have their eyes out. 
This ostrich came right up to us. He was talking away. Madelyn was convinced he was trying to give us a message. Can you tell they watched Happy Feet on the trip home from Phoenix?
Snack time! 
Harrison couldn't decide if he liked the grass or being able to sit with the family better. 
Finally, we saw a peacock strut his stuff. This is the first time the kids remember seeing such a sight. They thought it was pretty cool.
We succeeded in seeing everyone's favorite animal du jour along with witnessing some animal behaviors for the first time. We even squeezed in 20 minutes at the playset. When we have successful outings like this one, I'm never sure whether I leave happier or the kids.
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what a fun day..I'm sorry we missed it! Hopefully we can tag along another day!
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