Here's Lauren and I at the Zoo. We actually took this picture at the end and Lauren desperately needed a nap.
Here's Auntie B and her kiddos, Samuel and Sydney. This was taken at the beginning and they were amped to get started! Lauren calls Beth, Auntie B....but on this trip somehow she turned into "More Mom". I guess it makes since I'm "mom" and Beth has kids so she's another mother!
Lauren with the elephants. At home elephants are all she can talk about....but they were pretty lame at the zoo. They were sleeping. Most animals were sleeping in the sun. Since we haven't had a lot of it, they were enjoying it while they could!
They were Asian elephants which are also smaller than the African ones....looks like we are going to have to go to a bigger zoo.
Here's the Sumatran Tigers. Jaya is the mommy and she has 2 ten month old cubs, Bima and Mali. They too were sleeping. Super cute though!
Lauren checking out some Asian porcupine and some monkeys. The porcupines walked right by the window which was pretty cool.
Leaving Asian and on to the aquarium. Sydney was a good extra set of hands to have on deck!
The North American aquarium was one of Lauren's favorite exhibits. She kept saying "Fish! Fish!"
A seahorse. Weird little creatures. When I told Lauren it was a seahorse, she said "Horse?" As if to say "That is not any horse I've ever seen!"
Getting ate by a great white!
Everyone meet E.T. He was huge! We got there just in time for feeding and saw his do a few "tricks". He has lived at the zoo since he was found in Alaska by oil riggers abandoned in 1982. About a year ago he weighed 4200 pounds. But last summer he got two new girlfriends, Joan and Basilla, delivered by FedEx from a Chicago Zoo. So he has lost a 1000 pounds!!! They are in hopes to start a breeding program. But since a walrus has a gestation of 16 months....it will be awhile before we find out. We will definitely be back to see the proud papa if that happens. He had a soft spot in mommy's heart!
A seal from a different tank. The water looked so inviting!
Here's ET under water. He was awesome. I don't know about the kids...but I could have stayed down there with him all day!
The frogs in the Arctic fox exhibit were VERY noisy and active though!
The Arctic Fox. We decided this one looked like Biscuit and we called it a "she". She was really interested in Sam and at one time we questioned the length of the mote!
The North American aquarium was one of Lauren's favorite exhibits. She kept saying "Fish! Fish!"
We then went to a salt water aquarium trying to find the sharks. It was a very neat set-up so that the kids were eye-level with lots of fish.
Then we found the sharks!!! This was Sam's favorite and Lauren enjoyed it too. But she started screaming when the sharks would swim by her or at her. Everyone thought it was funny so of course she was "performing" for awhile. It was like we were in the movie Jaws!
The water was so clean and the sharks were very healthy. It was great for the kids and I don't think they really wanted to move on.
A seahorse. Weird little creatures. When I told Lauren it was a seahorse, she said "Horse?" As if to say "That is not any horse I've ever seen!"
Getting ate by a great white!
Everyone meet E.T. He was huge! We got there just in time for feeding and saw his do a few "tricks". He has lived at the zoo since he was found in Alaska by oil riggers abandoned in 1982. About a year ago he weighed 4200 pounds. But last summer he got two new girlfriends, Joan and Basilla, delivered by FedEx from a Chicago Zoo. So he has lost a 1000 pounds!!! They are in hopes to start a breeding program. But since a walrus has a gestation of 16 months....it will be awhile before we find out. We will definitely be back to see the proud papa if that happens. He had a soft spot in mommy's heart!
A seal from a different tank. The water looked so inviting!
Here's ET under water. He was awesome. I don't know about the kids...but I could have stayed down there with him all day!
At the walrus tank! Finally a good picture of all 3 (with a little help from photoshop!).
E.T. being shy! You gotta love this guy!
E.T. being shy! You gotta love this guy!
More sleeping animals!
The frogs in the Arctic fox exhibit were VERY noisy and active though!
The Arctic Fox. We decided this one looked like Biscuit and we called it a "she". She was really interested in Sam and at one time we questioned the length of the mote!
This is a huge debate in our house. So...to be clear....scientifically speaking Reindeer and Caribou are the same critter. However, they are called different names based on where they live....so North American ones are Caribou and the rest are Reindeer.
Muskox. These were the first Muskox Sam had ever seen...and of course now he wants to hunt Muskox.
Finally we hit up the carousel. Sydney on her Beluga whale.
It was a great trip. The kids all had fun. It was a beautiful day. And we got to meet a super cool walrus named E.T. Thanks guys for visiting! We'll have to do it again this summer.
Muskox. These were the first Muskox Sam had ever seen...and of course now he wants to hunt Muskox.
Finally we hit up the carousel. Sydney on her Beluga whale.
Samuel on his horse!
Lauren on her pony with Auntie B. If I would have know what was going to happen next....I would have been on there with her.
The carousel started going and on the second rotation, she screamed "MAMA!" Then I saw her bright red face and tears. Then she started pointing to the lady running it when she pass her and said "OFF NOW!" It was short and Lauren lived! But we won't be doing that again any time soon! Sorry Auntie B!
It was a great trip. The kids all had fun. It was a beautiful day. And we got to meet a super cool walrus named E.T. Thanks guys for visiting! We'll have to do it again this summer.
1 comment:
FUN! What a great trip! And your pics are darling!! I am super jealous of your nice day, it has been raining here for days...ugh, I guess it is our turn though. Oh, and I loved your orange shirt! :)
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