Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

We took our first trip to the zoo on Thursday!! We got in for free with our friends' year pass (the best way to go!) There was hardly anyone there, so we got to see lots of animals up close. It was sunny and warm until the sun went down, but even then it wasn't too cold for early March.

In the monkey house, Lillian and I posed for a quick picture. She makes such a cute little monkey! One of the mama monkeys just had a baby, and we got to see her carrying around her little one, too.

After the monkeys, we saw hippos, rhinos and elephants. Then it was on to the big cats. There were lots of lions prowling about and we saw a beautiful black jaguar up close- he was pacing on the other side of the see-through wall directly in front of us! He was literally only inches away!



We saw three tall giraffes, and then Mommy's favorite safari animal- zebras! By the look on Lillian's face in the photo, she didn't seem too impressed (or maybe the sun was in her eyes).


After the fun afternoon, Lillian and her friend Caleb played on the couch together. Lillian was very interested in touching Caleb's hair and she continually tried to suck on his head. She even put her arm around him as he leaned into her. We'll have to keep an eye on those two! :)