Zoo Time

Headed on a Zoo Adventure!!

The peacock was walking around checking everyone out

"Here Kitty Kitty" ~Rory


The girls in front of the bear enclosure

Rory wanted to hug the "kitty." We decided that leaving the skunk alone was a better idea!

Daddy and Rory having fun at the zoo

Mommy and Abby checking out the donkeys

Rory checking out the baby goat

Jonathan Merriss looking getting an up-close view of the animals

The Adventure Crew

John, Jennifer, Jonathan and Jacob Merriss

Jonathan and his Daddy, John, checking out the tortoise

Rory really wanted to jump into the enclosures with the animals

Abby was content where she was at

Jacob Merriss... Look at that grin

Abby was fascinated by the "punkies"

The girls absolutely love animals of any kind. So, we decided it was time to take them on a zoo adventure. We got up this morning and went to the City Zoo with our good friends, The Merriss Family. The girls loved it!! When we walked in the front gate, they immediately saw the monkey enclosure. Abby immediately started getting excited and yelled "puppies!!" After we all stopped giggling, I explained to her that they were called "monkeys." From then on, she called them "punkies." She such a smart little girl! The monkeys were by far her favorite animal in the whole zoo. Rory, on the other hand, was fascinated by the lions. She kept saying "here kitty kitty" and then growling at them when they turned to look at her. That little girl has no fear in her at all. She wanted desperately to love on the kitty. She scares me at times!! At one point, we found the goat enclosure. One of the little goats came right up to the fence to check us all out. When I sat Abby down by the fence, she flipped out... started screaming and practically climbed up my leg. She was not a fan of the goat being that close to her. Rory, however, was fascinated by the goat and wanted to pet it and love on it. She talked to the goat through the fence and her Daddy had to keep her from sticking her hand through the fence to pet it. Like I said... no fear. All in all, we had a really good time. We wrapped up the outing with a fun lunch at McDonalds. The kids and parents alike were all ready for some down-time and nap time. It's so nice to have friends close by with kiddos about the same age. It makes for fun outings!!