a day at the zoo

We've left for vacation, but not quite. We're at Grandma and Grandpa's house. We actually leave our little one tomorrow night after we put her to bed. But today we all went to the zoo--because of our membership at our zoo we were able to get into their zoo for half price, which made it pretty reasonable (some other zoos are free, but this isn't one of them). It was a gorgeous day and we had a great time. She had her first ride on a carousel, in addition to seeing lots of animals.

The coolest was the hippos swimming in their tanks. I couldn't believe how HUGE they were! They swam right by us and just seemed to go on forever! Enjoy the pictures. Daddy got some great ones.

What a lovable, messy face....we stopped for an ice cream.... I don't think she could decide if she liked Grandma's chocolate, Mommy's vanilla, or Daddy's Butter Pecan the best!

Giraffes are so cool...maybe I like them because they're tall, like me.

I can't remember what these are called, but they were in the African Savannah.

Look at all of his wrinkles! My mom says he needs Botox!!

Our little vole (a rodent!)

My sweet girl and me

Maybe the ugliest fish I've ever seen!