Saturday, August 27, 2011

My Day at the Zoo

So, Josh and I have been Friends of the Zoo (FOTZ) members since we started dating. This allows us to get into the zoo as often as we want to. Our membership also allows us to ride the train, tram, and carousel unlimited during our visit.
I've been working on the house and Friday, I was done...I mean physically and mentally, I was done with the house. I needed some grown-up time. I invited my friend, Ms Kim, to go to the zoo with me...she'd get in free too thanks to my FOTZ membership. We spent 3 1/2 hours walking the whole zoo and just talking like adults. It was A W E S O M E !!!! I really needed some time to talk to someone about things other than the kiddos or someone other than Josh who has been a little out there this week.
I also went back to the zoo last night with the whole family to see Captain America. The kiddos had a visit and we picked them up from the visit and went straight to the zoo. We rode the tram to Africa and stood in line for 20 minutes to meet Captain America. We got Marvel comic cards autographed for all 4 kiddos and Jamion and CJ got their picture taken with him. While I was waiting in line, Josh was walking Africa with CeCe and London.
After meeting Captain America, Jamion, CJ, and I took off for our safari. We got to see most of the animals. Although, some of the animals were ready for dinner so they had already headed toward their meal tickets and we couldn't see them.
We finished our safari and then had to wait in a VERY long line to board the tram for the return to the front of the zoo...we were in this line for about 45 minutes. The kiddos played in the misters while mommy moved the stroller forward in line...Josh had wandered off with CeKariya and London again. It was a great day at the zoo. Though last night the temperature was about 95 degrees with 75% humidity...it was hot and sticky...everyone's clothes were sticking to their bodies and water was dripping from our bodies...that was the only miserable part of the evening!
Below are some of the pictures I took from my dual trips to the zoo with Ms. Kim and the family. Enjoy!









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