We're goin' to the zoo, zoo, zoo...

On Monday, we went with our friends to the Atlanta zoo. Melinda bought a season pass, and she got some free passes, so it was very little money for all of us to go. We took: Collin, Cayleigh, Mason, Mallory, Ava, Dawson, Amanda, Adam, Aubrey, Brendan and Baylee. It was quite a crowd! The kids had a great time. When I asked, Mallory's favorite animals were the pandas and Mason loved everything.

It was hot, and it rained during lunch. We ended up sitting just outside the Cyclorama doors to have our picnic. The kids didn't care. By the time we started to eat lunch, they were just hungry. They would have sat in the rain. The kids played on the cool playground and went to the petting zoo. Each child chose two activites to do, also. Mason chose to go rock climbing and Mallory wanted to ride the carousel (of course!). Then we all rode the little train that went around the Children's Zoo. It was fun and the kids had a great time.


One of the last things we did before leaving was go to the parakeet house. You could buy sticks with food on it to feed the birds. It was a big cage with lots of parakeets. They would just fly around to anyone who had a stick and eat off their stick. The kids were a little nervous at first (as was I) but when they got the hang of it, they loved it. The birds would actually fly right to you.

By the time we got in the car, everyone was really ready to go home. We'd been there since 9:45 and we left around 3:30. It was a long, hooooooooot, day. But a trip everyone will remember!






















Mallory was facinated by Willie B.




















They both loved feeding the birds.














Mallory and Brendan watch as the panda has a snack.




















Mason got half-way up and decided that was far enough! Go Baylee!





There are a bunch of pink flamingos when you go in the gate to the zoo. The kids were facinated!