Zoo

We did several fun things while Michael was here, but the only outing I took pictures of was the Zoo trip. We started off with the train ride.
With Michael's sunglasses on, there is no way of knowing if he was looking at the camera or not. I'm gonna guess not, since that way he'll fit in better.

Brenna in front of the camels.

Taylie with a massive vulture or something in the background. It's a real bird. We weren't sure, since it didn't move at all for about 3 minutes, and then it started doing other stuff besides spreading out its wings.

The Zoo has a carousel now, which must be really new since we've never seen it before. It was a big hit. I think it was Michael's favorite part of the Zoo!

Taylie had to ride the baby elephant! Seriously, if some other kid had tried to get on that elephant, I may have had to beat them up.

Brenna went with the kangaroo. She has never before expressed any interest in kangaroos.

Amber rode the mama elephant.

This was when we stopped for ice cream cones.

I think the sugar did something to everyone.

I'm pretty sure there's some rule that every kid has to get their picture taken drinking from the lion fountain. I'm not a big rule-breaker, so here you go.

Brenna is acting scared, in case you couldn't tell.

I include this picture because we stood here for about 5 minutes watching the elephants, and here's what happened.

Blake: Mom! MOM! MOM!

Me: Yes, Blake?

Blake: It's a Ball!

Me: Yes, I see the ball.

Blake: Mom!

This conversation was repeated over and over. The other kids weren't finished watching the elephants, but finally I had to walk away.

Blake, by the way, will continue to yell "Mom" until I respond. He's nothing if not determined.

This is a huge statue of an elephant. Taylie is sitting on the trunk. Every once in a while it "sneezes" cool air out of the trunk, which is what Ethan is waiting for.

Ethan is such a great big brother!