Minnesota Zoo

Well, today we went to the Minnesota Zoo. Too bad I cant prove it because this terrible forgetful mother forgot that usually when I DO need the camera, the batteries go dead. Yep. The batteries went dead as soon as I went to take the first picture. So, you will just have to take my word for it that we actually went! :0)
We walked through the ENTIRE zoo. It says its about 3 miles, but it really does feel like 100. But, that's OK, the look on the kids faces when we saw some of the animals, it makes it all worth it. We started with some birds and some turtles, flamingos and some monkeys. Then, we saw some fish. I believe that this was Jack's favorite, he got the most excited when we got to that. He starts talking and pointing and smiling and cant take his eyes off of them. We got to play on the playground for awhile, the kids loved that, there a lot of kids there! Then, we saw the farm area where there are goats and sheep. The come right up to you and you can pet them, and both of the boys got a little scared but they eventually reached out to pet them, and thought it was neat! We saw the chickens and the eggs, and we actually saw that an egg had hatched and the chick was getting used to his surroundings. Sam really liked that. We saw Camels and Buffalo and the Tigers. One of the best parts I thought, were the leopards. They are really breathtaking up close. Jack actually cried when we left those, he really liked the "big kitty". Then, the best in Sam's opinion is when we got to the bears. At first we just watched them play for awhile, and then you go down a little underground, and they have this heated pool that they swim in. This one bear put on quite the show for the kids, and he swam and pushed and preened for everyone. Both kids got a kick out of that. We finally got to see the MONKEYS! We sat there for a good 10-15 minutes and watched them jump around and play. One little one kept running up the tree and taking a flying leap into their wade pool. That was really entertaining. Then, we saw the sharks and dolphins! The boys loved seeing them underwater like that. I know there are a million more animals that we saw, but those are the highlights. We finally got some food and then some ice cream, and home we went. The boys loved the outing! They were really good kids today, and it was fun to go too. We will definitely be going back real soon. We might even go and get a family pass for the whole year. Definitely worth it. It was also a great way to spend our anniversary weekend. 5 years ago the 20th, Joe and I were married. Has it ONLY been 5 years?? Wow. :)