Sunday, September 21, 2008

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My

Okay, so there aren't any lions or tigers at our Zoo, but we did see bears, leopards, otters, and lots of other fabulous critters. As you might already know, Levi love, love, loves being outside. Add animals to the mix and you have the perfect Levi-pleasin' combo!
Believe it or not, I managed to leave all of my babywearing devices at home, so Levi was juggled around from one person to the next. At nearly 25 pounds, this chunkeroo gets heavy fast. Luckily there were plenty of available hands.
The stroller is generally used as a purse carrying device. While shopping, it makes for a great shopping cart. Levi did actually spend a few minutes in it at one or two points, but since it didn't offer the best of views, he frequently opted for arms.
Warning: We're practicing our Vanna White pose, so you will find much pointing in the following pics!
Here's a fuzzy pic of some of our group headed up by Nana pushing the purse cart.
A little snuggle and a kiss:

Nana and Grandpa taking a rest with the little fellow:
So, it turns out Levi loves flamingos. Who'd a thunk it? He thought this bird was the tops and really, really, really wanted to go after it. Apparently the flamingo thought pretty highly of Levi as well. He pranced right on over and proceeded to make a very loud noise which sent Levi into a tizzy. Poor kid! Despite the tears, he still wanted to catch the flamingo.
Meet zookeeper Jonathan, Aunt Annie's fella. I know, not the best pic in the world. Sorry!
Aunt Annie showing Levi the ostrich. Those are some freaky looking critters up close! They don't look like their stuffed animal counterparts. Levi and Grandpa checking out the zebra:
Just a cute cuddle moment between Grandpa and Levi.

Look, elephants!
And, Bears. Oh, My!
More pointing.
Checking out the turtle:
And the snakes:
Here's the group taking a break outside the snake house:
And more of me and Levi.
One tired baby cuddling with his Grandpa!
And, of course, more pointing. Can you see the alligators?
I've gone collage crazy. Just a few animals from our little adventure.

3 comments:

  1. How fun! I wish we had a zoo closer to our house...I know Tate would LOVE it...and yeah, there'd be plenty of pointing here too!! haha. :) And that flamingo story is too funny!

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  2. Looks like you all had a great time. All of the pictures of Levi pointing are so cute :-)

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  3. Looks like a fun zoo!

    I like your shirt.

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