zoo field trip

This past Friday I went with Addison on her zoo field trip. We had a blast! There were only 3 kids in our group and they all were great. We covered a lot of ground in the short amount of time that we were there. We took off and found ourselves in the Wild Florida exhibit. The bears look so cute and cuddly when they're sleeping.

You can hear the monkeys as soon as you walk into the zoo so the girls were determined to find them. Close by we saw all different kinds of primates. I'm not sure what this one is, but it sure was fun.

Every time I see this guy he's doing this. Just chillin'.

Then we headed to the South American loop. We saw the Jaguars and all kinds of reptiles, but for some reason the Anteater is always a favorite.

We only had a few minutes before heading to lunch. Just enough time to feed the birds. They were in the middle of migrating the birds in and out so there wasn't many and they weren't very interested in eating the sugar water. But I got lucky. I stuck my hand up high and two of the birds decided to take a ride on my arm. It worked out great because the girls were able to get up close and feed them.

After a quick lunch break, the girls were ready to get at it again. We paused near the gorilla statue so the girls could climb all over it and the rocks. Addison felt like queen of the jungle.

Time to feed the giraffes. This is what I got of Addison while we were waiting our turn. Sometimes I wonder where she comes up with this stuff.

The girls all took turns getting up close and personal with the giraffe and his extremely long tongue.

Made a stop at the giant elephant statue. Addison hung out for a bit.

 Our last stop on the tour was the African loop. We saw some rhino's...

 ...and real elephants.

After meeting back up with the class we went to the educational portion of the day. The kids got to see and touch a couple of animals. First up was the owl, which I thought was awesome. Then they brought around a turtle, snake, and armadillo for the kids to touch. There were a lot of ooh's and aah's in the room.

Addison had a really fun day with her friends.

When we were all done she got to ride home with me instead of on the bus back to school. This may have been what she was most excited about all day.