Kevin and Grandpa Hammen with Ember and Mallory checking out some apes.
Caelum's first visit to the zoo - and his very own hat to prove it!
...LOVE Ember's face/reaction here...
Jill and I each borrowed a double stroller from a friend and they were extremely handy. We are now officially hooked on the idea... a purchase for our not-so-distant future.
This girl is such a sweetheart.She has affectionately started calling me aunt "Kiki".
The girls were both SQUEALING at the fish. I'm convinced we could have left them there - they would have been occupied for hours.
Ember and Mallory got to be first-time pony riders.Ember was definitely a fan.
Mallory appeared to be a fan. She was laughing and giggling at first...
...then... not so much. She CLUNG to me the entire 10-something laps. In this picture I was trying to get her to grab the saddle, but it didn't last. Oh well. For $4, we'll try again next time.
...fun giraffe topiary photo op...
...the princess is not to be disturbed...
We decided that Saturday was the day for a train ride around the zoo - something we hadn't done with the girls yet. We arrived at 9am and all day we were asking them, "Do you want to ride the train??" and they'd answer, "Ye-ahh!" We'd hear the train whistle and they'd both repeat "choo choo!" It seems the ride got put off a little long...we got in line a little after 1pm......she held on as long as she could. Thankfully, she perked up RIGHT before we boarded the train.
A quiet bystander...
...singing songs with Grandma Lynn to keep a smile on her face...
...another fun topiary...
...on the train...photo by Grandpa
One last run through the "mist" and we called it a day...
The food, of course, was fabulous (gyros, sweet corn, custard, a "Brewers" club sandwich, corn dogs, cheesecake, cheesy garlic bread, sausages, crab rangoon, coconut breaded shrimp ... to name a few things), but looking back I think we had more to drink than we did to eat due to the heat. At last count, Casey and I alone had several waters, three fresh-squeezed lemonades, a raspberry lemonade, an Arnold Palmer and a fruit punch slushie. Either way, we survived the day without a single (major) melt-down in the hot August sun. All FOUR children did well and fun was had by all. Another successful zoo adventure.
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