the zoo

The zoo on daddy’s day off = heaven for these kids. They are totally in their element when they are outside, and able to run around, and in the presence of DADDY.  Too fun.  The carousel is a must.  (Lullaby was waiting with me)

Matix was being a kangaroo after watching how they hopped around.  He was convinced this looked exactly like them. Impressive, but not quite the same. :)

Lullaby thinks she is a big girl now and likes to crawl around on all the play equipment. She isn’t bothered in the slightest with all the big kids running right past her. 

At the petting zoo, Hawken continued to perfect his goat whispering skills…

And, although we look at lots of animals, I rarely take pictures of them.  But I had to take a picture of this bird. It (according to the little info sign) is a kind of pigeon, but as you can see from the picture, it’s HUGE and has red eyes. I would say it’s more like the size of a small turkey than a pigeon.  Crazy, right?