I LOVE having a zoo pass. When a beautiful day comes along, we grab some friends, pack our lunch and head up to see the animals. We decided to head to the petting zoo first. It was Kalia's first experience with the goats. I suppose her first experience didn't really count as she was 5 months old. The goats were very patient and let the kids just love on them. Kalia isn't quite steady on her feet by herself, so I tried to juggle the camera and keeping her on her feet (crawling = eww!). She loved it! She tried to give the first sheep she met a hug and just repeated "wow, wow!" the whole time. We'll have to take video the next time.
After viewing a few more animals we decided to stop for lunch. We found a couple benches and sat down. Shortly after settling in to enjoy some crackers and cheese we were visited by...
I was busy eating and feeding Kalia to pull out my camera, so this picture isn't of the specific goose. We decided it was one male and he was quite adamant about getting fed. From the reputation of the birds, we were all reluctant to try and chase the creature off. After a few scary moments one of the moms chased him up the walkway until he decided we were too much trouble and didn't come back.
We didn't stay too long before the kids were starting to get grumpy and tired and we moms were starting to get hot. Heading out the gate we realized from the comments of the passing people that all four kids had snoozed off. We had to stop off and snap a quick picture of their bliss. Unfortunately, Noah woke up just as we were snapping a shot.
I love this little girl! She makes my life so happy!
