ZOOtastic ~ Part 2

after much deliberation...Greg and Reagan decided we should have lunch

 we ate at the Kenya Cafe

 then we took a tram ride to the botanical gardens and back

 Reagan practiced her photography skills

 this anaconda "don't want none"

 they really enjoyed the aquarium part of the zoo

 a very large crab

 Reagan's favorite ~ the flamingos

 Cooper was our tour guide for most of the day!

 the baboons

 more flamingos

 Reagan's other favorite ~ the penguins

 If the ride home was any indication, I'd say it was a successful trip!

 Showing off their gift shop purchases...a snake for Cooper

 and a flamingo for Reagan



ZOOtastic ~ Part 1

We woke up bright and early at 7am this morning to get dressed, have breakfast and go to the ZOO! 

ready to start our tour

 We saw LIONS,

 TIGERS,

 and BEARS (oh my!)

 a siamong monkey that looked like he was pouting because he was in time-out!

 the sweetest koala bear

 Cooper trying to get a closer look

 Next, we went to the bird exhibit.  We bought each of the kids a cup of nectar to feed them~and the birds were not shy about eating!

 these two birds were nice and shared

 the birds decided they liked me!

 they REALLY liked me

 a Cockatoo (they're native to South America!)

 Cooper rode a pony (Reagan didn't want to)

 checking out the farm exhibit

 we fed the goats

 zebras

 a huge aligator

 Cooper's favorite ~ the giraffes

 we fed them lettuce

 he loves giraffes

 posing for mom!

 Cooper's other favorite ~ the elephants

 a large gorilla

 Reagan and dad deciding where we should go next

TO BE CONTINUED!

To Work, Doctor & Play

Cooper's school was closed today and he had a follow up doctor's appointment, so he spent the morning at work with me!

here we are at one of my doctor's offices ~ Cooper was a big hit at breakfast!

 because he had to get BOTH arms stuck today, Cooper got 2 balloons  (He did great again today, no crying!)

 orange for Tennessee of course ~ Go Vols!

 I was trying to get a picture of both his arms, but he just wanted to watch cartoons ~ thus the pouty face!

 Cooper and I picked Reagan up a little early from school, met our friends and then went to get Greg at his office.  We drove to Columbia, SC and had dinner...

 then went swimming at our hotel.  This was the first time Reagan and Cooper had stayed in a hotel.

BIG ADVENTURE IN STORE FOR TOMORROW!