John went with a few guys at our church to Russia for a couple weeks so I took the boys to Mesquite, TX to stay with my parents and visit with my sisters. It was fun. We went to the zoo twice and managed to remember my camera the second time we went. The highlights of our second visit were the elephants and giraffes. They were in their cages the first time we went for some construction so we spent lots of time with them the second trip. Grandpa bought us some lettuce to feed the giraffes and the boys loved it! They had several adult giraffes and a baby. Noah actually stuck some lettuce through the fence to feed the baby. The poor giraffe wasn't tall enough but Noah took care of it. Sweet! You can see the baby in the first picture.
Amazing animals....wonder what God was thinking when he created them? What an imagination!
Noah wasn't too sure at first but then he got right in there to take part in the fun!
I tried to get Luke in there too but he mainly just watched.
Luke is actually trying to touch the giraffe in this picture.
The giraffes were so tall they were eating the grass/bushes on the side and my Mom and Noah just helped them out a little. Free food...beautiful animals!
The zoo had several statues throughout the park. They had several baby and adult elephant to climb. :)
Another highlight of the trip was the camel ride. After we climbed on, the camel walked around the circle a few times and then came back. Noah and I rode together. Pretty neat!
The boys had to ride the carousel of course! Noah had the elephant and Luke had the horse.
Noah and I also rode of the Montreal. It took us around a lot of the zoo and we got to see lots of animals really well that we couldn't have seen otherwise. Noah loves any kind of train so that was pretty neat for him! It was fun to ride just the two of us before we meet my Dad, Mom, and Luke at the children's play area. We packed our lunch both times we went and had a great picnic in the children's area. The kids area had a great stream where they walked, jumped, and splashed all around in. We had their swimsuits both times we went so we were prepared for the wet adventure. They also had a petting zoo, things to climb on including a spider web out of ropes, a slide, bird feeding area, etc. Neat! We probably didn't see a 1/3 of the zoo or more but enjoyed our favorite parts. So glad my parents bought a season pass! Well worth it with all the fun we had, and the boys cousin Makenna has. We look forward to going again when we visit next!
Thanks for Dad and Mom for such a fun time! See the smiles!
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