Zoo Friends

One of the great aspects about where we live is the kid friendly activities that are literally around the corner. Fairy Tale Town, Funderland, strolls at the park, picnics at the local winery and the Train Museum can all be found in one of many blog posts. Another family favorite is the zoo. (Clearly, we make full use of our family passes to these attractions!) Here is a recap of our recent trip to the zoo, and some photos of our new friends we made during our visit. Natalie and Amanda found these fun suckers as we were heading out and were kind enough to pose for a few pictures.

Natalie and Amanda watch some silly birds behind the cage.

We found this hidden green garden in the back of the zoo, where Natalie poses for a picture with mom.

Next, it was Amada's turn to pose with Dad.

....and Natalie's....

Everyone went for a ride on the dump truck. (Amanada is just a little bit upset that she is not riding shotgun inside the cab.)

Will hoots like an owl.

Natalie does her best impression of an orangatan. This one makes us all laugh!

We saw a lot of animals very close up on this trip. Here are our new friends, the zebras.

And another new friend: a giraffe. Amanda tried to reach up and touch him since we were so close.

The baby giraffe can bend down to eat.

Our little monkey, Will, gets to see the zoo's monkeys close up.

After seeing the animals we all went for a ride on the merry go round. Amanda was happy riding a lion and Will rode a dolphin.

Natalie was thrilled with her choice of a ladybug.

Before calling it a day, we all squeezed into the caboose of the choo choo train.