Zoo Trip

Yesterday, I took Isaiah and Laila to our local zoo. They have only been to the zoo once and that was to the Denver Zoo over a year ago. This was a much more interactive experience for both of them. They really got into seeing the animals. It was so fun to see their enthusiasm.

Here they are in front of an African Hut

I loved being able to show them the kinds of animals that live in Africa. The really cool thing about our zoo is that one of the first exhibits is the giraffes. They sell crackers that you can feed to them. Isaiah and Laila were giggling, jumping around, and squealing so hard as they got up close and personal with the animals. I looked at Bria and said, "Well, I think we can go home now. Their day has been made complete by the first exhibit."

Isaiah got brave enough to pet them and touch their tongues with his fingers.

Chillin' with the giraffes

Here are the kids in the midst of a herd of elephants!!

It really does look kind of real, doesn't it, but don't you worry. It is just a display.

Our favorite part of the day was the gorillas and orangutans. They were so interactive with us. If you ask Laila what the baby gorilla does, she will beat her chest with her fists. It is so cute. We got to see the babies interact with their parents. It was really cool.

They could have watched this for hours.

We had some rain off and on. That was okay. It turned out to be a pretty good zoo day. It can be hit or miss at our zoo because of the way some of the exhibits are set up. Today, we hit the jackpot on seeing lots of cool animals!!