The weather at the end of last week was absolutely gorgeous. Considering we had been living with negative temperatures, the fact that it hit 50 degrees and then some felt like summer. We took advantage with all the outdoor time the kids could stand. Friday James and I headed to the zoo with some friends. We decided to go ahead and buy a family zoo pass. We live less than 10 minutes away from the zoo and both kids absolutely love it. Hailee was a little sad she missed out on the fun so we decided to go on Saturday morning while Todd was having to study for his German driver's license test.
We started out at the monkey house while we were waiting for some friends to come. Hailee was our fantastic guide and kept us right on track. James had to get in on the map guidance as well. He loves doing what his "sissy" is doing.
The gorillas were absolutely hilarious. I've decided that James is part gorilla. There was one little gorilla in there that just kept doing all kinds of things for attention. James was happy watching the monkeys for almost an hour. I really think he might be part monkey.
I love these two little munchkins. Honestly they are the cutest pair. I am really looking forward to summer and all the time they will get to spend together. They are so great with each other....or I should say Hailee is so patient and sweet with her brother. James for his part loves his sister very much, but also love to tease her to death.
Hailee loved these miniature kangaroos.
I loved these giant tortoise's. Don't they look like cute little old men smiling at me. Adorable.
Half way through we stopped at the play ground. It's huge. This slide is absolutely crazy. It looks like a pile of sticks that kids climb up and then come down a huge slide. The pictures really don't do justice to the madness.
When Hailee and her friend Isobel went up, James was doing his best to convince me that he was big enough. I think he needs a little more time, or at least less big kids pushing him over.
Hailee and Isobel made a great pair. Hailee was nervous about the climbing up bit and Isobel was nervous about the coming down bit. It was cute to see Isobel help Hailee up and Hailee to help Isobel down. They decided they liked it so much they went up and down a couple more times before it was time to see some more animals.
This came out a little blurry, but these two little girls had so much fun together.
One the way out we stopped to feed some of the animals. While trying to help James feed the animals instead of throwing the food at their faces I got my hand licked by a horse. YUCK! Then I realized that unlike my zoo back in Oregon that had hand sanitizer around, there was no place to wash your hands. I need to have Todd bring back some hand sanitizer when he gets back from the US for our next trip to the zoo.
Overall it was a lovely morning at the zoo. I think we're going to have lots of fun exploring it when the weather is nice. The other good news, thanks to all the studying that happened while we were at the zoo Todd was able to get 100% on his German driving test. Hooray!!! 100% is a big deal for the German driving test, you wouldn't believe everything you have to know for that dumb test. I am so proud of him.