A Day at the Zoo

On Friday we were able to take the girls to the zoo. We debated on going to zoo lights, but decided that just going to see the animals was probably enough. We went with James' family and Dan and Sarah also joined us. The weather was perfect. We were worried about rain, but all we had was nice cloud cover to keep it nice and cool. We couldn't have asked for a better day. This was Avery's first time to the zoo, and she just loved it. She got so excited about all the animals and loved running around with her cousins. Emmabelle did really well just riding in the stroller and taking in all the scenery. She isn't quite old enough to get overly excited about the animals yet, but she just enjoys being outside.

This is the girls waiting in line to get tickets to the zoo.

Really we only had to pay for Dave and I.

Dave and Avery watching the elephant eat.

It is really amazing to watch them use their trunks.Annie and Avery at the elephants.

The Orangutans. I guess it is pretty rare for all four of them to be out at one time. They have a daddy, mommy, baby, and a grandma. They were very active while we were there. The baby was all over the place climbing and doing summersaults. It was really fun to watch. This is in the monkey village. You actually go into the place were they keep these little monkeys and watch them run and jump through the trees chasing each other. It is neat to get to see them so close up. This is a little play area that they have near the petting zoo. They call it Harmony Farms. It is all Fisher Price Little People stuff. It was really cute. Emmabelle enjoyed playing in the dry dirt in the barn.

Here is another picture of Emmabelle through a side window of the barn.

They also had a slide that was just perfect for Avery she could do it all by herself.
This is at the petting zoo. They have this large area where they let all the goats out and you can go in and brush them. They are so tame. Most of them hardly even move. They just lay around and let the kids climb all over them. Avery did surprisingly well. She really liked the goats. They also have some sheep, and a miniture ox, it was very tame also.
Emmabelle also enjoyed exploring the goats.
She liked to pet them and feel their ruff hair.
Avery and Uncle Dan at the Giraffes.

We were able to have a picnic lunch at the zoo and then after that we went back to James and Sylvia's house and played some more with the cousins. All in all we had a really nice trip to the valley.