Zoo!

Drew and Anna Kate had their first trip to the zoo today! It was so much fun!!  Aunt Ashley went with us and we met some friends and our cousins there.  Drew and Anna Kate had so much fun they couldn't settle down to take a nap.  Needless to say, they were exhausted by bedtime but were really good and despite the lack of a nap, were never whiney.

The prairie dogs were one of the first things we saw.  They really liked watching them eat and play with each other.

Watching the prairie dogs.

Me and my girl at the elephant exhibit.

Drew wasn't quite as interested in the animals as Anna Kate was.  I think he was playing in the misters instead of really looking at the elephants.

We met up with some friends (Tassi and her boys and Kim and her little boy... Poor Anna Kate, the only girl again!) and went to see the Meerkats next.  I would say that they were probably their favorite part.  The Meerkats were interactive with them and would come over to where the kids were and would run back and forth with them. We spent quite a bit of time at their exhibit.

Playing with the Meerkats. They would come right up to the glass and stand up almost looking eye to eye with the kids.

Brody (Tassi's son) telling Anna Kate and Drew all about the Meerkats.

Watching the River Otters swim back and forth. They were another animal that really caught their attention. Since they didn't know what animals to be looking for at the different exhibits, the animals that were moving around were the most exciting.

Drew brushing a goat at the petting zoo. Surprisingly, Anna Kate was scared and wouldn't let me put her down.  She is used to the goats across the street from DotDot and Grandaddy's and insists on feeding them everytime she is there.  I guess she is only used to goats if there is a fence seperating them.  There were turkeys in the petting zoo area too (another animal we are familiar with). One of the rules was no screaming and since that is how Drew & AK "talk" to the turkey that was the first thing Drew did when he saw one.  We left pretty quickly after that so we wouldn't get kicked out!

Grandaddy would be so proud!  We went to the indoor play area after meeting up with Whitney, Price, and Hayes.  This tractor was one of the first things they went for.

Playing on the blocks with cousin Price.

Eating some lunch before we hit the Splash Pad!

Anna Kate and Aunt Ashley.  I'm not sure we would make it without her!  She is always such a big help.  Drew and Anna Kate were both disappointed when she didn't go home with us.

Drew playing in the water at the Splash Pad. It is new at the zoo and so much fun. Since Drew is my water lover, he got right in and got wet. The wind started to blow after we were there for about 20 minutes and he got cold. Mix that and the fact that it was 30 minutes into normal nap time and he was ready to go.

It is so hard to get a picture of them together. Typically, they split ways so this was a rare opportunity.

Anna Kate talking to Hayes and Whitney.  She likes the water but really likes to just walk around and check things out.

 Curious but not getting too close.