Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Zoo Picnic

My company has an annual picnic at the Zoo that we love to go to. Even though we have a zoo pass, it's always fun to go to the picnic for free food, popcorn, drinks and kids' activities. This year, all of the attractions in the zoo were free for us so we took advantage.

The first thing we did was ride the train - and good thing we did. By the time we walked by it again later in the day, the line was outside the station and past the carousel.



This was Megan's first time feeding the goats. She wasn't sure about it at first but after she saw her brother and I doing it, she gave it a try and loved it. She would give one a piece of food and then jump up and down excitedly.


Mason's obviously an old pro at feeding them but still likes to do it each time we go.

We also rode the Zoomobile which was a good way for mom to rest her feet. Plus you get to see a lot more animals than on the train ride.

Jeff took this picture without me knowing. It's not the most flattering shot of me, but it's one of my favorite anyway. I guess when you have kids, you realize it's not all about you anymore:)



Mason and I went back in the evening (they kept the zoo open until 9pm for us) and did some of the things that were hard to do with Megan along. We saw the bird show for the first time. I'm not sure why we've never been to it before. Mason is a huge bird fan and it's free all the time. He was most excited to see this Bald Eagle up close. He's seen many pictures of them and read about them, but never seen a real one.