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Our Zoo

I love taking the boys to our zoo. We live close enough to make having a membership worth it, and it really is one of the best zoos I've ever gone to.

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The boys love the zoo, too. There are lots of places to play throughout the zoo, in particular Nature's Neighborhood where they get to explore different things in the environment. Joshua's favorites are the seals, the polar bears, the elephants, the hippos, the birdhouse and the monkeys - really, all of it. And they're redoing the aquarium right now to one of those glass dome styles you can walk through and under. :)

There really is lots to say about this zoo, but then I would take up a lot of space with words and no pictures!

 Baby Lucas.

Lunch on African Safari.

Stopping to play with a lion cub.

Family Field Trips: Trick or Treat at the Zoo

I love this time of year. Instead of searching for anything to do, it becomes a choice of which thing to do. The zoo is a great choice for us. We have a membership and they have lots of activities going to get people to visit during their off-season.

I went with one of my girlfriends to their trick or treat event. We didn't have much time, unfortunately, but the kids loved it. Joshua got to be a dragon and my friend's daughter was a mouse. There were candy stations, a magician, and Fisher Price had come in with a ton of toys for the kiddos to play with (and beg parents for later).








It was a blast, and even though it was much more busy than I expected on a Thursday, as long as we're in the area it will be something I try to do each year. I didn't get many photos, but the ones I got were cute, particularly the one of Joshua in an animal cage (yes, that's what those bars are).

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