Another Day at the Zoo

This past Saturday we spent the day at the zoo with the Stack family. We tend to utilize our zoo pass more in the winter than in the summer. It's a great place to go when we get a nice day in the winter. It was nearly 60 degrees by the time we left the zoo and the sun was out. What a great day! It is always fun to watch Oliver get excited about the zoo. We get to experience the new excitement all over again with Parker. He is really starting to check out the animals and see what's going on.

The elephants are always a big hit. I don't take as many pictures of the animals since we tend to go to the zoo quite often. I had to take the elephants picture this time since they just finished getting a bath! These are the two cleanest elephants I've every seen!

Now that Oliver is two and loves trains, the Choo Choo train is always a must ride. He LOVES it!
Here they come!
Look about 2/3 of the way back.

Action shot as they rode on by.

We also tried the carousel this time. The last few times we tried one, Oliver wasn't thrilled. That was about a year ago so we figured it was time to try again. The first few rounds he wasn't too happy, but he warmed up.

He even went one handed to give Mom a wave on the way by.

Check out Jen and Parker, chasing Oliver's zebra on their lion.

As we strolled along, Oliver helped Jen push Parker. He was a great helper and he was sure to keep his blond hair far away from Parker's hair loving hands.