A day at the zoo

This past Wednesday was my birthday. It was also Jeremy's day off and we decided to have a real family outing! We joined up with our friends Joy and Sharla and their little ones for a trip to Woodland Park Zoo. It was also a gorgeous day. Summer has finally decided to arrive in Seattle all at once. Temperatures this past week have been in the 70's and 80's and this weekend it's forecast to hit 90! After months of rain, we definitely wanted to take advantage of the nice weather and get outside!

Jeremy, Evelyn, Caleb, Joy, and Sharla

Evelyn had a great time at the zoo. They have a small petting farm where we went first. She got to pet goats and a miniature pony. And she saw rabbits, chickens, sheep and donkeys. She was really quite fascinated and not at all afraid to go up and pet the animals. There must be farm-girl in her blood!




We also saw the gorillas. There was a new baby gorilla born about 9 months ago, and it has been one of the main attractions. The baby and its momma were out and right up front where it was easy to see them. Mom was pretty protective of the baby, not letting it get too close to the glass and trying to maintain some privacy. I managed to get a few pics, unfortunately they're a bit blurry because the light was low.








The time just flew by and we pushed it as long as we could before we had to get Evelyn home for a nap. We'll definitely be going back! There's so much to see, and with young kids you just can't see it all in one day.

Possible Christmas gift hint: Membership to the zoo!