Zoo Day

Last Saturday, we had gorgeous weather! DJ's mom was in town and we were looking for something to do. So, we headed off to spend the day at the zoo. 

Last May we bought a season pass, and we haven't used it nearly often enough! 

Our first stop was the chimpanzees. 

When we first moved to Oklahoma, Gretchen was so tiny and now she barely fits in the chimpanzee outline. 

After seeing the chimpanzees we rode the train to the back of the zoo, and then worked our way forwards. 

We always love seeing the flamingos!

And then the girls compared themselves to length of a lion, cheetah, and jaguar! 

We climbed on hippos, and saw gigantic turtles.

And, then we ran in to our best little friends, and the girls were SO excited! They spent some time playing and climbing this gigantic rock, and then we headed off on our separate ways, since they had just seen what we were going to see and vice versa. 

We headed in to the rainforest, and took a moment to pose with some statues. The girls decided to pick this ones nose. 

And then they did their best impressions. 

We usually skip the rainforest, because it's a lot of open animals, and they use to have bats just hanging around in here. Thankfully, the bats are gone, and I'm not struggling to push a stroller through an area that I'm terrified in. Yes, I'm afraid of bats.

This leopard was  having his lunch! 

Once we made it back up front, we waited for a carousel ride. 

And we took a little selfie while the girls were riding, and man, it was nice to be able to let the girls ride while we sat and watched! 

We ended our trip in the new tiger area, and then headed out for lunch. 

And back home for popsicles and outside fun!