We went to the zoo with Michelle and her kids and the kids had a blast! I loved watching the Sea Lion show. The Sea Lion got in trouble because he kept eating the fish out of his lunch box. Rex really loved the sea lions...he couldn't take his eyes off of them.
Then we didn't actually get any pictures of the kangaroos, but these are pictures in front of the kangaroos. I just couldn't believe they weren't caged up. The kangaroos just wandered the park, but surprisingly stayed right by each other and didn't come close to people at all.
Then we pet the goats. Rex didn't really know what to think and barely would touch them. Garrett liked touching them though.
Then Nikita the polar bear. She was so cute and SO BIG! It was amazing to see her up close. She swam the same route the whole time and the kids loved being able to try and match their hands with her huge paws on the glass.
The birds were hilarious! The kids shared the nectar cups and did a great job being brave and letting the birds eat out of their hands. Rex even let them come and land on him!
Rex and Garrett were so cute watching them. When Rex was feeding them, Garrett was so intrigued. However when it came time for Garrett to feed the birds, he didn't want anything to do with them!
Then Michelle and her kids decided to head home. I knew and had heard that the Africa section was something you did in a day and you couldn't see the whole zoo in a day. However Kayley was dying to see the giraffes so being a good mom I decided to brave Africa at least to the giraffes! Little did I know that the giraffes were in the dead center of Africa, which makes a loop. So I ended up having to walk all of Africa anyway. To say we were exhausted at the end of it was an understatement! Rex was even falling asleep in his stroller but I had to keep waking him up so he'd sleep when we got home because I knew I needed a nap! It was fun though and the kids had a blast! Kayley was very appreciative that we got to see the giraffes!
Then later in the week we went to the Celebration at the Station for the Memorial Day Celebration. This was our third year going I think and the kids had a blast like always! They got to play with their cousins and friends and eat lots of snacks, including pop! It was cute to watch them all play together. They didn't freak out too much when the fireworks started but Rex was cute because he was sitting with Nick who was holding his hands over Rex's ears and Rex had his hands on Nick's hands to make sure he wouldn't take his hands off. I didn't want to blind them with my flash because it was dark so I didn't get a picture but it was really cute!
