We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo...

Today we made our first family trip to the zoo. We went to Southwicks Zoo which was really nice given that it's in the little town of Mendon/Millville. It has come a long way since I was a kid... or so I think, I can't really remember! It was a hot day to be at the zoo but thankfully it was very shady there so it seemed pretty comfortable and they had misting tents just like at Sea World! We had a really nice day and we all took a big long nap when we got home because we were exhausted!

I think it's great that the door was made to suit the giraffes!

Me: "Eric, hurry up and take the picture!"

The Erics

This tiger was pacing back and forth. He was looking a little hungry, yikes!

Sleepy leopard

Lunch time!

Sitting like a big boy on the bench. He is so easy to take places. Not once did he try to get off the bench and run around. He just sat and ate like a good kid!

If this mama baboon had a blog she would have blogged this picture! So cute to see them snuggling!

Itty bitty baby baboon!

Great big daddy baboon!

The rhino

One of our favorite parts of the zoo was the deer forest where you could feed the deer. Eric thought that when Daddy threw the feed to the deer he thought that throwing dirt and rocks was the same thing, yikes! He was just trying to feed the deer!

This little guy was very hungry

These deer wouldn't come up and eat out of our hands. We had to throw the food at them. They must have been old cranky deer because the young ones were all about eating right out of our hands!

Bambi!

Ostrich eggs! They look like dinosaur eggs!

Ostrich in the corner

So right when the Erics entered the petting zoo a bird flew by and pooped right on Eric Charles' pants! How random! So if you'll notice in some of the pictures after this he is in a new outfit! We wiped it off but ultimately decided to change his clothes.

He really enjoyed rattling any fences that would rattle. The simple things in life!

No fear this kid

Alice the camel had one hump...

I don't recall what they are looking at

The big turtles. At one point when we were walking through the zoo we heard a little girl have this conversation with her dad:

"Daddy I want to touch the turtle shell"

"You can't touch the turtle"

"No but just it's shell"

She clearly didn't understand that the shell was attached to the turtle. So cute!