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Lions, Tigers and Bears

Okay, so we didn't really see the lions, but we did see tigers and bears at our trip to the zoo.  We went with our good friends to the zoo last Thursday.  It was a great day.  Wonderful weather, and not many people.  It was so much fun.  

Here is D at the while alligator exhibit.  Last time he was really scared, but this time he thought it was awesome.  
Kate thought the alligator was really cool last time, but this time she was terrified.  She stood in the corner and screamed, "It scares me! It scares me!".  I had to convince her to pass by the alligator just to get out.  She was pretty scared of all the animals this time.  
D has a big mouth, but not as big as an elephants.  There are not many pics of D, He was too busy running around exploring and having fun.  
I thought this was a cute pic.  My little tiny girl, next to the huge elephants.  
One of the cutest things was this little baby monkey.  We tried to get a good look at it, but there were lots of adults looking at it, and they would not let the kids get too close.  So, we went around the exhibit.  The baby monkey followed us.  He was lots of fun to watch.  He jumped on his sister's head, picked his nose and wiped it on his mom, and playfully jumped and climbed on the fence.  K loved it.
Here is the one photo op. of our little group.  It was a great day at the zoo.  

Comments

Teresa said…
So cute!! It is no small task when you can get 4 little kids to smile at a camera at the same time. We were in Salt Lake last week and we were going to go to the zoo on thursday, I would have seen you there!! We went to the dinosaur park instead though.
October 6, 2008 at 12:24 AM
Miss M said…
Hooray for Hogle Zoo!!! We were there in July. It's a great place to go. The one here in SA is huge, but stinks really bad thanks to the effects of humidity. Thanks for sharing. You're kiddos are so cute.
October 6, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Rachel said…
Eliza told me just today that she loves going to the zoo. Hmmm, and I thought she always got tired of walking around...oh, it's the playland! Got it. :) The white Croc is pretty freaky, hu? :)
October 7, 2008 at 8:45 PM
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