Thursday, September 02, 2010

The Zoo

Since Ben has been on vacation, we thought it would be fun to go on a couple one day trips with the girls. Our first adventure was to the Cincinnati Zoo. It was a great family day! We were thankful for beautiful weather and a quiet zoo now that school is back in session.
Elephants are our favorite attraction!

Daddy and the girls on the tram!

The girls petting an alligator (eeek... not a huge reptile fan)!

The best $2 we spent at the zoo was for the nectar sticks that allowed the girls to feed the birds in the aviary. The birds were not shy at all about snatching a taste of the sweet treat!

We called Claire the bird whisperer!

This picture cracks us up because Anna had no idea there was a parrot on her head. Once she realized it, she freaked out a bit and Ben & I couldn't help but laugh at her attempt to remove the bird from her head! It was hilarious!

Daddy even got in on the action!

Three birds at once!

The rhino... what a fascinating creature with his God given armor! So pre-historic looking!

Claire kept asking to see the turtles while we were touring the zoo (turtles of all the animals to see?!?!). So, on our way out there was a worker holding a turtle for the kids to pet. Claire finally got her wish!

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