Monkey-ing Around at the Zoo

The day after my birthday, we headed to the zoo. I was super excited to see a kangaroo!
(Umm, unfortunately, the exhibits were only for Africa and North American. No Australia on the list.)

I started with an elephant ride.


Oma mentioned on the way into the zoo that there was a carousel. She explained but I failed to fully comprehend that the carousel was in the middle of the park and that we needed to see approximately 1/2 of the exhibits before the carousel. Needless to say, I was very pre-occupied with reaching the carousel and didn't give much of a hoot about the animals until my second half of the trip.

Live and learn, right Oma?




I, however, dug deep and found it within myself to enjoy the helicopter. Oh the energy I had to muster...not!


Oma digs aviators!


Meanwhile, Opa digs for animal poo.


I popped in for a visit to Meerkat Manor.


Baboons sure aren't pretty but they are a blast to watch. We saw several baboons play fighting and racing around that day.


This guy did a pretty dead-on impression of a gorilla. Almost as good as Opa's.


Finally, we reached the carousel! I was the zebra for all 6 of my rides that day.


I visited with some pretty pink flamingos. We discovered that I am a bird-guy on the trip.


I really reacted to all the birds, including the eagles and this red ibis.


It was about time for a safari jeep ride. I'm ready to hit the sprawling grasslands!


The zoo had a way-cool bug-and-vegetable-garden-themed playground. It had my name all over it!


Mom is finding out all the buzzzzz on this place.


Have you ever played hide-and-squash? I have!


Digging.


Exploring.


Surveying the land.


It's all in a days work.


Oma's a hard worker too. She really digs into what she is doing!


Here I am at the animal show featuring a possum. I'm a big fan of the book "A Visitor for Bear." I have officially retitled it "The Bear and the Moushe (Mouse)." Anyway, I thought the ol' possum was a giant mouse. Mom said, "well, sort of."


Check out the otter. Eat your hearts out Pip and Pop!



There must be more pics from this day. We'll find them. One of the other highlights was watching the Habor Seals and Sea Lions swim around like crazy. Sorry there are no photos on this. Must have been a lot of fun if I convinced Mom and Dad to lose the camera for a stinkin' minute.