Giraffes and Tigers and Goats, OH MY!

So, hi! Whatcha guys been up to?

I went to Florida. With my husband. And my kids. And we drove. WE DROVE. Have you ever been in your car for 20+ hours with your kids and each other? Yeah, it. was. awesome.

And then we got there. And the weather was beautiful. And I got to eat cold stone crab claws with mustard. And we went to the Lowry Park Zoo, which is great for people with small children. We fed a giraffe. Well, we tried to feed a giraffe.

Can you see the lettuce gently falling to the ground?

Instead of being snatched up by that disgustingly long tongue?

 

The girls both LOVE turtles. They are obsessed with them. Do you have any idea how many different kinds of turtles there are in this world? A LOT. They are everywhere. And I am fairly certain that this zoo had every. single. species of turtle that exists. It seemed around every corner was another turtle, to which Charlie would scream TURTLE! and run away from us, with Sam yelling after her, "Charlie, you can't just run away!"

 

These particular fellas gave us some education on reproduction...

 

 

Then there was the carousel. Charlie would not sit still long enough for us to get a good shot. I think she liked it.

 

Ever since Sam was born, Workaholic has asked her if she is a squirrel or a monkey. Did you know there is such a thing as a Squirrel Monkey??

There is an actual, real Squirrel Monkey sitting on that branch behind them.

Maybe if I get a poster made, you'll be able to see him. Or her. Whatever.

 

A few short steps later, Sam took the opportunity while we chased Charlie around a tree to teach Baby Panda Bear all about orangutans.

She is actually pointing out the orangutan to him. Or her. Whatever.

 

Sam also wanted to take pictures, so we obliged.

It's a sleeping white tiger. She was perfectly happy that he stayed sleeping.

 

While Charlie fed a goat...

Sam did more important things, like read the map to see exactly where we were and where we would go next.

Which, as it turns out, was to see the wallabies.









 

After we visited the wallabies in their completely gated yet completely open habitat, it was decided that it would be best for all involved if we went home. So we did, and were happy with we survived another adventure to live to see another day. Specifically, the day we went to the beach.