Morning at the Zoo

We set out for the zoo this morning with Rochelle, Mabel and Stephen.

We were delighted to see some great peeks at the hippo (walking around, eating and then submerging herself), elephants (getting a bath) and lion (dozing in the sun very near the viewing window). The Animatronic Dinosaur instillation gave N quite a scare, but for some reason he was totally amped to climb up on the back of this T Rex that didn't move.

The meercat exhibit always offers some great photo's; Mabel and E were in fine form.

Giraffe House video

*Apologies for the shaky camera work...I was a little preoccupied, but you get the idea.

Friend of a Friend of a Friend

 We had a fabulous day at our zoo this afternoon!  Kathleen, a new family friend was in town and her friend (who works at Woodland Park) took us around the zoo and even behind the scenes!  For such a hot day the animals were for the most part fairly lively.  And our experience in the giraffe house was out of this world!  Thanks so much Kathleen and Uncle John for introducing us!  Of course the only way I could follow up that amazing day was with a bowl of cucumber sorbet with hot fudge...heaven!