Boo at the Zoo

We had a great time at the zoo today! It was "Boo at the Zoo" weekend, so it was fun to see kids in costumes and to have some special Halloween activities going on while we were there. We got a membership and are excited to visit more often. If you come visit, we have some guest passes for you to come with us to the zoo!Carter liked helping to push the stroller "faster" along the path.

CJ especially liked the tractors around for kids to climb on.

...and petting/brushing the goats. He just ran from goat to goat, giving them each a small bit of affection before moving on to make sure he spread the love evenly among all the goats.

Don't worry, Shane is just off to the right holding onto Carter so he doesn't fall in.

At the zoo pumpkin patch, Carter was very concerned with propping this busted squash upright. It was a fun game. He would prop it up, then he would start to leave and it would collapse again. He'd say "oh! punkin!" And run back to "fissick" (fix-it). We finally had to pull him away kicking and screaming. He loves pumpkins.

CJ's first bouncy experience was not really very productive. He preferred grabbing the bouncy balls by the handle and chucking them as hard and fast as he could toward the other children...

My absolute favorite from today.

Carter on Shane's shoulders checking out the orangutans.

A kind stranger offered to take our picture together.

After just a couple of hours at the zoo, we were all so tired we could hardly move. It was 90 degrees out and we all got a bit sun-kissed. You know those days where the sun just seems to zap everything out of you? It was one of those, but mixed with a lot of walking. However, we had a lot of fun and Carter was thrilled to run around and see new things and lots of other kids (one kid, dressed up like a pirate, walked up next to Carter at the iguana exhibit. Carter took one look at him and exclaimed, "Aaarrr, Matey!" Everyone around the exhibit heard him and there was a good deal of laughter that followed.) Carter was tired out as well, though. We were only in the car about 10 seconds before he fell asleep!