Monday, January 21, 2013

MLK Day at the World Wildlife Zoo

 We headed to the zoo today. We realized later that we went to the Honolulu Zoo on MLK day last year. Lucky for us we have a zoo about 10 minutes from our home. The drive is awesome. Did you know that the World Wildlife Zoo is ranked 30 for the most diverse species in a zoo? Neither did we.

The kids were glad to be going. It's been on our list of places to go to since we've been back.

Sunscreen on . . . check.

Hats on . . . check.

Jace loves to be carried. Guess what I'm telling him in this picture. 

It's funny how most zoos start with flamingos. Why is that?

 We haven't been to this zoo in at least 5 years. Since we've been gone, they've installed this fun ride. It's one of those log plume rides where you get wet. It's kind of cool because it goes through the new aquarium they built.



They have a big sting ray tank where the kids were allowed to touch their backs.




Jace was the most excited about this ride. Can you tell? Nah, really. He was. He loved it. It through the "savannah" portion of the zoo. You get right up close and personal with the ostrich.




The kids remember the Giraffe Feeding Station. They couldn't wait to show Jace.




Yes. He is picking his nose. LOL!


 Photographer #1

 Photographer #2






Llama, llama, red pajama. That's what Jace knows them as.

SO FLUFFY!



So, we tried to take pictures with the timer. Here's how one of the sets went. Finally, someone stopped and offered to take our pictures. From her directions, she sounded like she knew what she was doing.

 Happy Martin Luther King Day!!


2 comments:

JeanAnitaNiu said...

This is really cool, Malie...your comments just make me laugh! It's so interesting and fun!
love you!

wittygal said...

This makes me miss the valley. I can't believe you moved back. It would have been fun to see you again if we didn't move up north. We live in Prescott Valley and love visitors if you ever want to come hike with us or just hang out let me know.