The Zoo in Pictures

[same_sky]

We had a lovely day at the zoo! I wish I could say that it was an unwhiny day at the zoo, but at least our moods were high enough that we could look past Miss Crankypants and enjoy the day anyway. She was mostly pretty good but somewhat contrary.

Here's a silly family photo to get us started.

The best part about zoos is that they have all these animals, and sometimes you can even SIT on them! Awesome!

Sadly, we saw a little more of this grumpy face than we'd have liked. Poor kid was just too tired for her own good.

Evelyn's favorite method of transportaiton.

Remember how I said that she was tired? Even when I was taking this picture, she was denying that she was at all tired. She just loves rhinos, she says. Uh huh.

And while we were there, she got to ride her first merry-go-round. She loved it! It was her very favorite part of the whole day (which is convenient because merry-go-rounds are more common in our life than zoos...)

The zoo itself was okay. I don't think it was fantastic but it was nice enough--pretty small but that's okay when one has a two-year-old. She couldn't have taken much more as it was. I think it could have been terrible and we'd have still had a great time, though. :)

Now, close your eyes a minute and picture being in the zoo. What zoo are you at, and what are you looking at? When I close my eyes and picture a zoo, I am usually either in Memphis (lions or similar) or Cincinnati (frogs or walking). It's strange, the little moments that stick with us for years.

Comments

[grain-damaged.livejournal.com]

Hey cool! (We went to the zoo today too!) I LOVE all the pictures. Man is she getting big - still adorable as all get out. =)

[courtesy.livejournal.com]

I love the family photo! Absolutely gorgeous.

[marketeer]

It looks like it was a fun day. Evelyn is getting so big!

[stewlis.livejournal.com]

Cincinnati Zoo. I'm on a field trip with school and I'm really young...there's a picture floating around somewhere (probably at Mom's) of me wearing a pair of pink pants, and a white and pink shirt, and I was with my friends near the same type of animals you have pictured above (the ones you can sit on). I don't remember which animal, but I vividly remember the large gravel, and my mom being there taking pictures of all of us. I miss the zoo. Maybe I'll go back sometime.