Growing Everyday

The Zoo here has Komodo dragons on display for a limited time. Jared loves Komodo dragons. I don’t know how many TV specials he has sat though about them. When he heard they were going to be at the zoo, he just had to go. So Andrew and I packed them up and took them to the zoo.

The baby elephant and bear were especially cute and had some funny antics. The kids really enjoy the rhino exhibit, but you will have to ask them about that. We were able to pet sharks and watch penguins dive into the water. There is one really huge walrus there. We had a great afternoon just hanging out as a family.

Andrew’s parents were here to visit recently and during that time, everyone decided to go to the zoo. It was really chilly that day which is why the kids are in their winter coats. Because of the chilly temperatures, the zoo wasn’t busy so it was a perfect time for Beka and Jared to get up close and look at the animals. Plus, Beka and Jared tend to look and then “ooooh there is another animal” and run that way. They don’t meander through the zoo. With the fewer people there it was easier to keep an eye on them and allow them a little freedom.

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Most of the animals were out. Beka and Jared particularly liked the penguins. Beka’s favorite had to be the flamingoes though. She could not stop asking about seeing them. We also were able to see a dolphin show which for the Midwest was pretty good.

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ONe really cool thing the kids got to do was feed the giraffes. They are so tall when you are up close to them like that. The giraffes just leaned down and took the yams right out the the kids hands. It was amzing how huge the giraffes are and still so gentle.

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At one exhibit there were emus and man were they friendly emus. One tried to take Beka’s hat right off of here head. There are warnings all over the exhibit stating that the emus will bite. One older gentleman just stood there and let an emu peck at him over and over. I still don’t get why he did that, but to each his own. Below are just some random pictures.

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