Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

We have been looking forward to taking Helen Grace to the zoo for the first time. Saturday was absolutely beautiful, so off we went! Emily was in town for the weekend, and bless her heart, I think she would have rather been at home watching all the season-opener football games, but she came along for the ride (although she was stubborn about having her picture taken). She kept John up-to-date on all the scores though!

Family of Three…I still get little butterflies when I think about being a family of three now :)Giraffes Zebras HG checking out the zebrasSea Lion HG watching the polar bearHe was HUGE!We couldn’t get over how big his paws were.Mama had to get a little squeeze from the baby girl.ElephantThe pandas were no fun- completely zonked out…like HG.Some kind of monkey that was supposed to make a lot of noise but was mute the whole time. More monkeysLook at the adorable mama and baby monkey! She was giving the baby a spit bath just like I do to HG! The only pic I could capture of Em…she was elusive all day. Notice the cell phone in her hand for constant score updates.CheetahsMeerkatsHelen Grace wasn’t too impressed.PumasBeautiful TigersAnd finally, lions, oh my!