our day at the zoo

a day at the zoo! while it didn't start out as the most perfect zoo trip with chilly, drizzly weather, it warmed up and was sunny by the end. this was ethan and miles first time to the zoo and it was great! we went with aunt dawn and the kids, as well as aunt laura and uncle jeff. ethan had a blast! he LOVED the snakes, frogs and fishes that we saw in the reptile building. lance loved that he got so excited by the green mamba, which is apparently highly venomous. he was seriously giddy and smiling so big when he looked at it! i was wishing i had had my camera in the building with me. he rode the carousel and had a great time...lance and i were both crossing our fingers that he wouldn't freak out the second it started going, lance more than me though since he was the one riding with him! we saw meerkats, a giant anteater, lions, the elephants and rhinos all before lunch. during lunch miles finally made his appearance out of the carseat where he had been riding pretty happily. he spent the rest of the trip in snuggled up to me in a carrier and was content to just gaze around. just like ethan, he loves being outside and it tends to calm him down. we were starting to tire out after lunch but wanted to make sure we saw the monkeys before we left. all the kids enjoyed the monkeys, probably a lot in part because uncle jeff took turns swinging them around. ethan has always loved this game, so it was a big hit! that was our last stop, though we had to do a group photo of the kids (why we waiting until the end of the trip, who knows?) i included my attempt - hopefully laura did better!

ethan and carrie ann outside the reptile house

the carousel ride - it was really dark, so not great quality

ethan and uncle jeff

checking himself out on aunt laura's camera

group photo attempt!