On Saturday, we took advantage of our Family Membership to the Hogle Zoo. It was such a nice day outside - warm and sunny (and a little windy).
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Family picture, in front of the wooden elephant!
Left to right: Patrick, Kayleen, Ryder, Jarrett, and Harvick. |
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| Harvick and Jarrett took their morning nap a little early, as we drove to the zoo. When we got there, they were ready for the bottle they usually drink before their nap. |
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| Ryder, doing the obligatory pose in front of the monkey size chart (see how much he has grown since last time we visited!) |
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| Riding the carousel...if you link back to our last visit, you'll notice he is riding the same character. He chose the elephant on his own this time! |
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| Ryder kept saying "Moe" when he saw the turtles...that is because the turtle in his classroom is named "SlowMoe". I'm pretty sure he thought the bigger one was the one he sees every week! |
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Patrick took time to help Harvick and Jarrett practice walking. Harvick is much more enthusiastic, but both boys enjoyed the time out of the stroller!
(Harvick on the left, Jarrett on the right) |
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Our three boys - peering through the fence at the giraffes. Once Ryder realized he was so much taller than his brothers, he kneeled down to be at the same height. Too cute!
(left to right: Ryder, Harvick, and Jarrett) |
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| Ryder, taking a break on the "sit" part of the "sit and stand". He did really well the whole time at the zoo. He loves to walk on his own, but definitely took advantage of standing when we would walk a long distance (or when in a big crowd, and we asked him to stand), and sitting toward the end of our time! |
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Family shot, on the train. Ryder absolutely loved the train, I have a feeling that we will now never be able to leave the zoo without taking a ride on the train...too bad the ride is only 2-3 minutes long!
(front: Kayleen, Jarrett, and Ryder; back: Patrick and Harvick) |
Ryder continues to enjoy the elephants the most (we had to visit them a second time before leaving). The giraffes (again), along with the leopards took second place. One of the leopards was pacing alongside the viewing window, and Ryder thought it was the funniest thing to watch him go back and forth!
Thanks to the boys' Aunt Julie for the Zoo Membership - we had a great time, and are looking forward to many more visits!
Next time you see Ryder, ask him about the zoo - he will most likely sign (and make the noise for) elephant, and tell you "TRAIN!".
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