A Day at the Zoo

We went to the Hogle Zoo on Wednesday with the Berg family - Katrina, Carsten, and Anneclaire. The kids all watched "Finding Nemo" on the way there and on the way back while Katrina and I could have a conversation without too much interruption.

Jake was excited about seeing Mountain Lions, or "Big Cats" as he calls them. That was his favorite animal last time and he loved them this time around as well. The sign said "Cougar" and I'm not really sure if there is a difference. Anyway...Jake loved to see the two that were there.

We also saw monkeys, turkeys, peacocks, ducks, elephants, a rhinoceros, penguins, zebras, buffalo, and black bears. The boys loved to explore, so I think we only made it through about 1/3 of the zoo. I think Jake also really enjoyed watching the penguins perform and chasing peacocks with Carsten.

Stevie was pretty content to look at everything from the stroller. She had her poker face on again, but you could tell she loved the monkeys. Once we got near the zebras, she wanted out of the stroller and began the "Run as fast as possible away from Mom and see how far I can get" game. I love the smile on her face when she is playing this game...but she is seriously fast :-)

The adventure ended with a train ride. And on the way out we also played in the water. This was the highlight for Stevie. Carsten, Jake, and Stevie all had Nemo toys and they all went swimming in the little river. The clothes were soaked, but they loved it.