I feel like this summer has been a bit lacking in new experiences.
I had plans to go and see lots of things but we had swimming lessons for 4 weeks instead.
Maybe now that they are finished we can go and do more.
We have gone to this zoo a lot but I do still feel like we get to see something new every once in a while.
A new baby Jaguar was there this time!
Anyone else have their summer plans mostly falling through?
Our local zoo is having a Zoorassic exhibit for the summer.
I was not sure about it since it costs extra but I told the boys we would try it out once.
I liked the plaques filled with information about the dinosaurs.
I was shocked out how little evolution they put in.
It was a nice change for once to read just about the dinosaurs.
The boys really enjoyed seeing all of these guys!
They are all animated and makes noises.
I told the boys they needed to dial it down a bit before they scared some poor young child.
It is hard to dial it down though when you are being spit at by a dinosaur.
I am pretty sure the spitting one was their favorite.
Most people tried to rush by before they got sprayed while the boys waited and waited for it to go off.
They really liked the baby dinosaurs as well!
The T-rex was the last one.
He was huge!
I tried to have them go slow but they were so excited we were done before they knew it!
Since there was not really a crowd we backtracked and did it all again.
At $5 a person($4 with membership discount) it was a bit much for me but they really liked it.
I am glad we went back through though and really took our time the second time.
Of course we checked out some other areas of the zoo while we were there.
My oldest was my spotter for me.
Every time this guy would start his walk back towards me he would shout that he was coming so I could get this pic.
They had never seen this stuff out before at the giraffe exhibit.
The boys really enjoyed getting to see and touch something new!
I think they had it out because it was feeding time!
We had never seen them have feeding open to the public either!
We did not actually feed them since it costs extra but we had fun watching for a while!
If you have a little dino fan I would recommend taking them through the exhibit while it is here this summer!
It might be a little intense for really small ones though.
I saw a couple rushing through while their daughter covered her ears.
She did not like all the noises they were making!
We went to the zoo yesterday!
I really enjoy that we have one close enough that seeing exotic animals is no big deal to my boys.
We also get to be laid back and learn a little bit each time instead of trying to absorb it all at once!
I thought this Forsythia bush was beautiful.
My oldest saw a wasp and did not want to get near it so I made him the photographer instead.
My youngest took my sunglasses and put them on.
He thought he was pretty funny.
We saw new things in the desert area.
I had never seen the lizards.
The boys were not sure about passing this guy.
It let me get pretty close before it flew off!
They have a new Dinosaur exhibit coming this summer.
It does cost extra though.
The boys were pretty excited so I think we will go through it at least once.
This guy was just to get people excited about it I think.
The boys were mesmerized by the video in the new Elephant discovery center.
They watched the whole thing and then my oldest said, “huh, now I know how to tell the difference between Asian and African Elephants.”
We had to stop and see the picture of them that is just before the door to go outside.
The people that made these posters asked if they could use this picture last year.
I guess they were looking for a local place for the shot and this was taken at Redbud.
They were so excited that their picture is in the zoo!
This is my youngest pretending he is the picture…
I quizzed my oldest when we got outside about which kind of elephants these were.
He got it right.
Guess they got something from the video inside.
On the way outside a zoo keeper had this guy out to look at.
It was a great way to end a beautiful morning at the zoo!
What is your favorite animal at the zoo?