Zoo Days

Grana came down at the end of February for a few days and this is what our backyard routine has turned into on these newly welcomed beautiful days:

Turning into such a big boy... in his Elmo (melmo) jammies

Logan playing "cool dude"

This is the time of year that having a zoo membership is REALLY useful! We went two Wednesdays in a row in the last two weeks, and if it hadn't rained last Monday, we'd have made a third trip with friends during Spring Break!

Beautiful day at the zoo called for picnic by the duck lake

Even though we have a zoo membership, we had never taken a ride on the train. Special memory with Grana I guess!

Ryan's "stroller" for the day... so fun!

Notice how Logan was our little tour guide... he LOVES the map!

Checking things out

Elephants are a big deal in our house... Ryan's got a GREAT elephant impersonation and both boys are just kind of mesmerized by them!

We even got to enjoy an elephant performance

The African Forest opened in the winter, but this was our first visit since November so it was a greatly anticipated exhibit for us!

Grana and the boys in the caves

Drum fun!

We have always used "Rhino" as a nickname for Ryan and have really been anticipating the arrival of the rhinos. Ryan and his counterparts:

Rhino LOVE

These things are massive! Pretty interesting animals!

Mommy has a thing for the giraffes! :-)

Ryan's first petting zoo experience... NO fear, NO surprise!

The second visit was Daddy's first time to join us at the zoo! This made things very nice, as it was great for me to share in this fun stuff with Jeff instead of just telling him about it!

Logan was definitely in a posing mode this day!

Daddy showing Ryan the elephants

This was the first time EVER that the bears weren't asleep

The zoo membership was the best birthday present for Ryan the family last year! We are loving getting to know our way around and figuring out the best ways to make a day of that trip! So glad we've now shared it with Jeff and looking forward to bringing friends along with us throughout the Spring and Summer!