monkeying around at the zoo

it's monday and the pool's closed. mom's always saying we live in a zoo. well, today we got to see the real deal.

i am a great navigator (even if i am looking at the wrong side of the map).

the first thing we saw were the warthogs. this mama warthog sure does have a mean comb-over! warthogs are funny looking...but not as smelly as the elephants.

dad and i got to sit in a giant bird's nest in the tree house exhibit. i didn't see any eggs in there.

i wasn't too interested in the gorillas, but my mom likes to watch them. they sort of act like real people. this big guy was having a vegetarian lunch.

after we had a picnic lunch of our own, my mom faced her fears in the reptile exhibit. we saw a full-grown copperhead snake that looked just like the one she and grandma saw at the trail last week. this one was less scary because it was behind glass. we also saw an enormous python...like the one in harry potter.

this lion was taking an afternoon siesta just like ollie t. he has been sleeping both times we've been to the zoo. i guess he runs around at night like my cat.

at first i thought this goat was a bunny rabbit because of his long ears. then my dad told me it was a goat. i liked getting all of the different colored brushes to scratch the goats and sheep.

before we went home i got to ride the train and the carousel. i had to make sure my mom wasn't touching the leopard while i rode it. i wanted to do it all by myself! it was a great day at the real zoo.