For Christmas, Sarah and the Yates family family got me and my herd year long passes to the Dallas Zoo! Well, after a 8 straight days of BBQ'n since Christmas I finally got a day off and we decided to head on down to the Zoo and enjoy the day. The Zoo is only about 35 miles from our house so it was a easy trip. After tanking up on some breakfast burritos we made thee by around 10:30 am. The weather was absolutely beautiful, a little nippy and clear sky all around. We had been to the Denver Zoo multiple times for Bethany's Bdays. This was Jude's first time experiencing a lot of these animals.
With the small nip in the air, this kept most Texans indoors with the heater on. We had the Zoo pretty much to ourselves for most the day.
We started with the monkeys and the gators. We then went to the African Safari area. It was like walking on to a movie set in Africa. The coolest part was a ledge that the Gariffs would come up to you and you would be face to face with them. Bethany and I got to touch them and pet them. It was a unique experience. It's not everyday you get to pet a creature like that. We then had a fun picnic and then looked at a bunch of different birds. We also watched a bird show that had a parriot that could sing old McDonald.
What a fun, enjoyable day. I couldn't help but think of Gods sence of humor as I looked at a ant-eater nervously pace back and forth with his strange body and wirey hair. They have to be the strangest creatures on the planet.
This looked like a great day! I will always remember Bethany's first b.d. at the Denver Zoo. FUN! Glad you got to spend a day as a family making special memories.
ReplyDeleteY'all should check out the nature exchange at the Dallas Zoo. Kids can collect nature objects (leaves, seeds, animal bones, bugs, etc.) and take them in. The worker will tell them about their different items and give them points. Then they can exchange the stuff they've collect for points. They can use the points to trade for other nature stuff like shark teeth, sea shells,etc. We've only been once with Maddy but she really liked doing it.
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