Zoo Trip

Jville has a "zoo." Who knew? Nothing like Pittsburgh's, but the boys got to see some animals up close.

Adam and Mason's Zoo Trip

Another day of camp for Jackie and it's off to the zoo for the little boys.

What Adam is looking at: this guy usually stays hidden in his house. I think this is the first time we've actually seen him out and about.
Adam is getting big: a little taller than a baby elephant.

Adam's favorite part of the zoo: the penguins

Mason liked them, too.

Head first!

I don't think the boys were even aware that these rides are at the zoo, since we never go on them. But, Adam got a special treat since Jack was at camp.

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Chasing a peacock while we waiting for Zachary James and Rylee to meet us at the zoo.

Zachary James, Jackie, and Adam, checking out the sea lions

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Looking at some blue-tongued lizard with some friends. Jack kept sticking his tongue out on the way home, telling me that he had a blue tongue just like the lizards. He was right, thanks to the nasty blue drink he was drinking all afternoon.

The highlight of any zoo trip: climbing all over the place
Ship these bears back where they came from!

Zoo Trip

It was a gorgeous day to go to the zoo- in the 50s! Mason isn't contagious, so I figured the fresh air could do all of us some good. There was hardly anyone there, so Adam could run around with Jackie, instead of being confined to the stroller for most of the trip. He was so excited!

Adam is saying "Look at the lions!"

Jack was none too thrilled to be inside the elephant house. Yuck! The baby elephants are still cute, though.

For quite a while, we were the only ones in with the penguins. A big change from how that area usually is- where you can't even walk through that area without having to basically push and shove your way through. The penguins seemed extra playful, too...though that might just be because we were actually able to see them!

The sea lions were definitely extra playful today. They kept swimming past the windows, making faces at the boys. Jackie was pretending to swim like a sea lion.

Zoo Party

We went to a birthday party at the zoo today for Jack and Adam's friend Zachary.

Adam and Christopher, looking down at the fish. Adam later tried to climb that fence and jump in with the fish!


The kids were able to see some animals up close and get to pet them. They both liked the chinchilla. We had to hold Adam back from the animals- he wanted to open the cages and get them out by himself.



It was a different story with the snake. Watch Jack's reaction. After he yelled, "Aaaaaah! It's a snake!!!!", he jumped up and ran out of the room.




A tired Mommy with Mason, who hasn't been sleeping so well at night any more.


After the party, we walked thru the zoo for their "Zoo Boo," different Halloween events for the kids, including trick-or-treat.



Adam was feeling like a real monster by the end of the very long day.