Taking Two to the Zoo

To continue our summer fun we took our little cuties to Hogle Zoo. When we first arrived the parking lot was CRAZY full and the lines for tickets were forever long.  I was super worried we wouldn't get to wonder the park as freely as I was hoping.  But once we found a parking spot (which was in the boonies) and got our tickets (poor Blake had to brave the line while I tried to keep the girls out of the way) it was really a very nice trip.  Even with all the people we were still free to see and move at our own pace. The first animal that we went to see was the elephants.  As soon as Kenlee realized that the animals were real she panicked. With Blake's help she finally stopped screaming and timidly watched the elephants.  She thought it was funny that they ate their breakfast with their noses.

Blake and Kenlee watching an elephant.

Thinking we were in the clear we tried to move on to see the rhinos.  Kenlee began to panic again.  Blake and I took her aside and had a chat with her, reassuring her that the big fences keep the animals away from her and that she was safe and that if all else failed, Dad would punch the animals if they tried to get her.  Kenlee thought it was a great idea.  When we went into finally see the rhinos she yelled "Daddy Daddy boom them, boom them (punch them, punch them).  What a girl.  She did pretty good after that and became very excited about all the other animals.

The new polar bear exhibit was awesome!  The polar bear was such a show off.  He did tricks and dove into the water.  He came into the enclosed area and stood on his back legs and scratched his back on the chain fence like Baloo off of Jungle book.  Instead of scaring Kenlee more, Kenlee thought it was AMAZING.  It stood right in front of her and scratched its back, towering over her by several feet. She loved it and kept telling us the the polar pooh (pooh is every bear)  was tall!

The Polar Pooh

Kenlee checking out the brown bears.

Kenlee loves Giraffes and had been talking about them since we had told her we were going to the zoo.  She really really wanted to see a baby giraffe but there were none to be found.  She still loved to see the "tall" ones.  I had dressed both the girls in cute giraffe print outfits and had hoped to get a cute picture of them both with the giraffes but when we arrived at the giraffes Jordyn had decided to nap.  I don't ever wake my sleeping baby :) So we just had pictures with Kenlee in her cute outfit.

Daddy and Kenlee with the Giraffes

Cute! Wish Jordyn could have joined us!

Kenlee had also decided she wanted to see the Roars (tigers or lions).  She was a little apprehensive about them walking around above her but still was in awe over the cool tigers.

Pretty Kitty :) 

Thanks to Hogle Zoo there are amazing photo opportunities with bronze statues of the different animals.  Here is one with Kenlee and her cousin McKenzie at the tiger area.

I love my Kenlee Jean!

Jordyn spent most of her zoo adventure hiding from the sun in her stroller so I took some pictures of her cuteness! She did pretty good after she was fed and we finally found a bathroom to change her diaper.  She slept for a good portion of the park and then hung out til about the end when she got super hot.  Jordyn is very picky about temperature. 

My cute little Giraffe!

By the end of the park both girls were starting to get tired and hungry and way too hot.  Even with these factors we still got some cute pictures.

They are so cute, even with Kenlee's grumpy face.

"Look Mom, I am bigger then a baby gorilla!"

Blake almost has the arm length of an adult gorilla.  Silly Daddy!

The little monkeys with the BIG monkey.

"Wow mom, he is BIG."

Finally, all the family together at the Zoo.

Jordyn and Mommy with bronze GORILLA.

We had such a good time at the zoo and it was awesome to have the day together as a family and steal us all away from work and chores and such!  

LOVE MY LITTLE FAMILY!!!!