A Day at the Zoo!

The boys are on Spring Break this week and Nick is on mandatory vacation all week, so we decided to head to the zoo yesterday. We haven't been there in over 2 years and they've added some things, so it was really a fun time and a great zoo day. The weather was awesome!

This statue has a special meaning for us. When Cole was on a 1st grade field trip the fingertip he's holding sliced him above his eye and there was blood everywhere. He wasn't sure if he wanted to get near this statue again, but he was brave and toughed it out. We had to take a picture of it again after all these years! :)

Jacob was so sure that he looked like a turtle. Um, I don't think so, haha.

I remember how small they used to look on these big ole tractors. Not anymore! They sure have grown since we were at the zoo last.

The Wallaby's were so cute. They were looking right at us while eating their grass.

This is a cool slide that looks like a Saguaro cactus.

This chipmunk was being pretty brave...up to a point. He ran back to the tree right after I got this picture.

Cole didn't notice the Tortoise behind them at first cause it was so still that it looked like a rock!

These little monkeys in monkey village were sure funny. This one was so close and kept climbing higher and higher, but continued to stare at us.

This little monkey is sleeping in a tree. You can see him right there on the branch sleeping. We did learn to not walk directly under them. One kid in front of us, well he got pooped on as he was walking right below one, haha. :)

These turtles, were "wrestling" the boys said. Yep...wrestling, that's what they were doing all right. ;) The boys noticed that when turtles "wrestle" they bark and sound like dogs. So, we learned something new that day, who knew? They thought that was pretty funny! The zoo is supposed to be G rated!

The above pictures are the Orangutuans. They were so entertaining. The baby one especially. She/he kept climbing and playing on that rope. It was so cute and quite hilarious! :)

Jacob posing for a picture on a boat that looked like a pirate ship, of course!

This is Stingray bay. It is the newest attraction at the zoo. The Stingrays come up so close to you and they let people pet them. Jacob was a little freaked out at first, but he got brave and once he touched one, he loved it and couldn't get enough. He said they feel soft and he loves soft things. :)

We love the Phoenix Zoo!