Off to the Zoo!

We took our first trip of the year to the zoo today. It was beautiful outside, so once we left church we headed straight there (hence the dressier attire). Our first animal to greet us was a beautiful peacock, sadly though, all I could think of were the fantastic feathers my friend Kiera used in her Derby hat last year!



Abby's favorite animal of the day was the giraffe, of course they were on her dress so I think she was a little biased.



We did get to see Scottie the baby elephant and his parents do some tricks!





Abby's first experience in a petting zoo.



And one of the highlights of a zoo trip is always to go to the playground. As you can see Abby loves the swings!





Our handsome boy.



"Well hello there little monkey, I'm so glad to find someone shorter than me!"



Finally, I'm free! This was Caitlyn's dress 3 years ago!



Pretty Miss Caitlyn



Welcome to dinosaur world. A current attraction at the zoo are the interactive dinosaurs. They were pretty cool and the kids really seemed to get a kick out of them.









This shot was meant to capture a scared look on Abby's face as the previous dinosaur made the loudest of the noises. Much to our surprise she growled back with a smile on her face!



And who wouldn't want to dig in the dirt for dinosaur fossils?!



Aiden's favorite since we visited the Indianapolis Zoo three years ago, the lorikeets! They were much more interested in nibbling at his shirt and pulling his hair. There was actually a third bird on his left side that can't be seen in this picture.



Daddy's favorite, the geese and ducks, although I believe he was imagining shooting something else besides our camera at them!



Caitlyn's favorite, the flamingos. Poor thing is always puzzled as to why they aren't that pink!



Another Aiden favorite, the white alligator.



A nice, cool trip around the carousel is a treat at the end of each visit! This was Abby's first time and she loved it as the other two do. Although at first she was shocked by all the animals!