A trip to the zoo!

For Christmas, my parents got us a family membership to the zoo. We have so been looking forward to the opportunity to take a trip as a family. Grant did go in and work all morning (even on his off Friday) but we couldn't ignore the gorgeous afternoon and decided to head up all together.

Noah had a FABULOUS time! When we went in November he enjoyed himself but he was so much more alert this time. He loved the monkeys! He also really enjoyed the deer, the ducks, the jaguar and the crocodile.

Grant did a great job taking some pictures, so I will cut this short and just tell you to enjoy the pictures!

Mommy said when Daddy gets home we get to go to the zoo!

Is he here yet, Mom?

Gettin' ready to go

Such a cutie

I'm ready to go, Mom!

But I don't want to be a turtle!

OK, I'll be a turtle...

We (as members) got to check out the new section of the zoo (it doesn't officially open until tomorrow) and Noah got to go in the petting area!

Soft!

We actually got to see the giraffes this time!

Yay for giraffes!

Me and my bestest buddy

Kangaroo!

The baby warty pig (I love warty pigs!)

A crocodile

I'm ready to keep moving, Mom

Doe, a deer...

The deer really liked Noah and Noah really liked the deer

He was enthralled

And there's a gallows in the zoo because...

Bald eagle

More birds

Another bird (sorry, not good at remembering what kinds these are)

Alligator!

Another alligator (And we learned all about the differences between an alligator and a crocodile)

The jaguar. Noah could have watched him for hours

Little monkey!

Anteaters!

Really creepy scale that tells you how long your body would last before being devoured down to the bone by vultures... Poor little Noah only a 1/4 of a day

Family of escaped monkeys!

What a happy family!