Hogle Zoo

All the kindergartners went on a field trip to Hogle Zoo Friday. There were 96 kids and 58 adults. There were a ton of field trips going on, and we kept seeing people we knew. Nate had the day off so we made a family day of it. Most the time we were with Kayla's good friend Elena, her mom, Kelly, brother and sister.

The giraffes were the first animals we got to see very well. The girls loved how TALL they are.
Jackson, Allie, Aaron, Kayla,and Elena craning to see the zebras.

Elena, Kayla, and Aaron riding an elephant. It's too bad they can't ride elephants like we could as kids. The first thing Allie said when she saw the elephants is, "Can I ride them?"

Waving to the orangutan

Kayla vs orangutan

Allie vs Gorilla

Everyone had to meet at 1pm to ride the bus back to school. We were just going straight from the zoo to the property and decided to stay and finish looking at the zoo before leaving. Once everybody was gone and the coast was clear we took the girls for a train ride. They loved it!

All Aboard!

Although you can't see any animals in this picture, Allie was thrilled to see the bison.

After the train we decided to go play on the toys. On the way over we stopped to feed the swans and pelicans. They must have already been full though because they didn't care about the food.

Our little turtle.

HELP! Nate said it was getting him. Allie rolled her eyes and said,"Daddy, it's just pretend."

Hanging out in a log-if you look close you can see Kayla's bow inside the dark

Silly Daddy

Kayla loved the reptile exhibit. She stopped at every animal to look and learn. Nate went slowly with her, while Allie and I hurried through.

The crocodile was Allie's favorite and scariest animal. She has this strange fascination with them and is deathly afraid. (I don't know where she gets that from...)

We had a lot of fun. The weather was gorgeous. We'll definately have to go back sometimes on the first Thursday of the month during the next year (free with our Dinosaur Park pass).