the zoo

On Sunday afternoon, we got to enjoy some long awaited nice weather.  I've been a bit surprised by how much is rains here and when it's not raining, it's been windy and gray.  Not my favorite things.  However, we've also been pleasantly surprised by an "extended" Fall.  It's still warm enough (on the nice days) to get out a bit and do a little poking around.  So we went to the Zoo.  It's not a very big zoo but still very nice and just the right size for the kids.  There weren't too many people there, so we got to just mosey around and see all there was to see.

We got to see elephants and giraffes.  We got to see a video of this little baby giraffe being born.  Very cool and, of course, raised lots of questions from my curious little people. 

I loved seeing their little faces peeking over all the fences.

And we saw zebras and wildebeests.

The zoo is in the middle of a big park with lots of lakes and other fun, historical stuff.  So we stopped and enjoyed feeding the fish.

It was time for a lunch break, so we fed our own wildlife too.

And I didn't forget about this one.  He spent the whole day on Daddy's back, but we plopped him in the stroller for a sandwich.


I don't remember what this bird was called, but he attacked the glass while we were watching him.  The kids thought it was very neat.  I love this picture of Jakey and the bird watching each other.  I think once I clean it up, it could be a really cool photo.

The kids hopped around on toadstools and there was even a huge wooden caterpillar to climb on.  Which Jake loved, of course.  Gracie and the girls all pretended to be frogs.

It was a fun afternoon and hopefully we'll get to go back again when the weather is nice.  This weekend we'll be decorating our Christmas tree and going to a community Christmas party that even includes a visit from Santa.  You think the kids are excited about that?  Just a little.  :)