Dallas Zoo

Two Saturdays ago, we went to the Dallas Zoo with the Gahan side of the family for some fun and to celebrate Brian's 29th Birthday. Luke has been to the zoo before, but he was only 10 months old then, and didn't really know what was going on. This time around, he LOVED it! We have been reading "Curious George Feeds the Animals", which is a book about the zoo, so Luke was very prepared for the visit. We started things off with the penguins.

Luke and his Daddy were very into the gorilla.

Just hangin' with a gator.

The highlight of the trip was the giraffes. We were actually able to feed them. Luke was a little scared, but was mesmerized by these big guys. Look closely at these next two pictures. We caught Luke mid-sneeze, and as you can see he didn't cover his mouth. Poor Brian, haha!

With Aunt Tracy checking things out. Aunt Tracy is home from Australia, and Luke is loving this time with her. =)

This picture looks fake to me, but I assure you it is not!

With Grandpa, looking at all the elephants.

We watched the elephants for at least 30 minutes. Here he is with Noni and Aunt Tracy.

The cheetah exhibit had a jeep you could drive. The back of the jeep was actually in the cheetah cage. Luke was all about steering the jeep until...

...he noticed something had jumped into the trunk. Boy am I thankful that there is glass between them!

Next, we enjoyed a monorail ride. Luke loved being on the "train", and was very set on having his own seat.

At one point, we drove past this bird who happened to be very close to the train.

Almost too close! He tried to bite the railing on our car!

Whenever we talk about the zoo, Luke would always bring up the kangaroos, so I had to put a shot of them in here. (Curious George feeds a kangaroo in the book, and it was pretty much all Luke could talk about.)

Checking out the monkeys.

Somebody is getting tired. =)

OK, someone is beyond tired! First attempt at family shot. (should have done this at the beginning of the trip)

Attempt #2.

OK I give up!

The zoo was a blast, and when we got home we were able to celebrate Brian's birthday with some cake. Yummy!

On another note, I had a fabulous Mother's day! My boys made me waffles, I had my favorite fast food for lunch, filet-o-fish, and got a yummy grilled dinner. Luke gave me this rose when we picked him up from Sunday School. I am so thankful for this little guy and his daddy! I am one blessed lady.