Sunday, February 15, 2009

Brookfield Zoo- our first 2009 visit

We got Alex a zoo membership again this year for Christmas. Jackie and Alex have already been, but this was the first time we have gone in 2009. It was chilly today, but no wind and very few people. We had a really nice time!

One of the best pictures ever taken of Alex and me.



Alex had been talking about his Spongebob Ice Cream ALL day!
The eye balls are gumballs though and have to be taken off before he eats it. I had the pleasure of doing so today!

The Bald Eagle was being fed while we were at the petting zoo. Neat, yet very disgusting.

The Monkey House at the zoo is completely different than I remember as a child. It was hard to get many pictures in there because of the humidity, but the gorillas were very photogenic.



The elephants were inside because of the cold weather. This one was getting a manicure.






This hippo was HUGE!!




The giraffes were one of the coolest things about today. They were inside so we were much closer to them than when they are outside.


The smaller one was just born in August.



This door is how they get outside. It is so narrow, but it is all these guys need.
This is a statue of the new baby giraffe. It was actually life size of when it was born.






Probably my favorite picture from the day. This was on our way out of the zoo.

1 comment:

:) said...

when we were there last week, he ate around those eyeballs!!! however, the dye came off them, all over his face and fingers!
you're the bestest auntie ever!!!