Zoo Trip

During the beginning of the month, Ed took a week off work.  On one of the days we took a family trip up to Hogal Zoo.

That morning as we were getting ready, we told Olivia that we were going to a surprise.  She happily exclaimed, "Hip Hip Hooray!"  Along the way we had to stop for gas and lunch.  At each stop she would say in her happiest voice that she loved this surprise.  It wasn't until we finally reached the zoo that we told her what the real surprise was.

Olivia and Lucy love animals.  At this point in Lucy young life she is fascinated by any small creature.  She points with with such enthusiasm to each animal, "this! this! this!"

The weather was perfect for our outing and even better there were very few crowds.  Early November is the perfect time to go to the zoo.  We did find that many of the animals like the gorilla and orangutan were moved to inside exhibits for the winter, but this actually made the experience better.  We got some very up close and personal visits with these primates.   

It was a disappointment that the area with the bears and zebras were closed for construction and we didn't see any lions.  But with rides on the carousel and zoo trains, it was the perfect end to our day.

The Orangutan was right up against the glass.  For a moment he was looking directly at Olivia and Olivia at him.  Both Ed and I commented at the same time, "You can't help but wonder what they are thinking!"  Were we visiting the Orangutan or was it the other way around?

On the train: