Oregon Zoo 2013

The girls and I went to the Oregon Zoo for their first time in September. They loved it.  I, on the other hand, miss our little Tacoma Zoo.  I'm sure once the construction is done and we do NOT go on $4 Tuesday, I will feel differently! But the one thing I missed were the knowledgable people available for questions! It's a Zoo with animals my child hasn't seen but on tv and I'm not a biologist! Help!

 The sea otter were extremely entertaining!

 Adalynn loved them and was entranced!

 Pointing out a starfish....

 Loving the sea lions too!

 I thought this picture was pretty darn cool of Miss Lauren.

 We made it over to the elephants and saw Rose Tu and baby Lily.  However the small one is Lily and she's not even a year old yet!  So to tell Lauren that was a baby elephant did NOT work!

 Mama Rose Tu

 Mom and baby

 Lauren's smile was taking a nap on Zoo day.  None of them are very genuine.  She was annoyed with mommy and the picture taking and just wanted to get back to looking at the animals!

 One lion had just had babies, so it was pretty quiet around the lion area.

 Cheetahs were napping....

 Meerkats were off exhibit....BOOOOOOOO!

 This was Lauren's favorite part.  The giraffes!  We did not have giraffes at Point Defiance, so this was a new experience!

 We took a little time out on a train ride to Washington Park and back.  A little boring for Lauren but Adalynn enjoyed it.

 The penguins were quite humorous.  Lauren wanted to adopt one but I had to tell her that the movie Mr. Poppins Penguins is just pretend!

 One last stop with the mountain goat before we left. It was hot that day, so after 3 hours at the zoo and little legs, it was time to hit the road.

 Both girls scored a small stuffed animal from the gift shop. Lauren got a giraffe in a purse and Adalynn a little sea otter. And then lights were out before we ever got close to I-5. Close to home we got stuck in traffic from a horrible accident. After talking to truckers, about 20 of us crossed the median and headed north to find an alternate route.  My girls wanted to get home and a 2 hour closure was NOT the answer! 

And for those of you who think they don't look alike.....I think they look exactly alike while they sleep!