Spring Break Trip to Zoo

We made the annual trek to the OKC Zoo on Spring Break. I had my wonderful, amazing, trusty side kick Becca with me of course! I would not dare an outing like this with all the kids alone :) It was crowded, but it didn't seem too bad. Later we found out that it was a record setting day in attendance...over 18,000 people showed up that day! But we just trekked on! By the time we parked, walked to the entrance, paid, etc...it was pretty much time for lunch. So we headed in and had a quick picnic lunch that I had packed. Then we headed off to see the animals.

First stop was my favorite...the gorillas! This momma gorilla was looking about how I feel sometimes :)

There was also another momma gorilla that had just had a baby...they were precious! The kids were fascinated watching her walk around with the baby! The elephants were finally back from breeding and had a new fancy exhibit area to boot! There was apparently a show as well, but it was too crowded and Cole was on the verge of a melt down so we didn't stay.

As we worked our way back around, we stopped for a pit stop by the gorilla house again and the kids enjoyed climbing on the statues.

Cole and Carter playing on the little gorilla statue.

Then we headed towards the cats. I tried to make sure the kids knew that we might not see much because the cats usually aren't out in the heat of the day. It was well past noon at this point and much to my surprise and kids' delight...they were ALL out!

This leopard was a HUGE hit with Cole. He is obsessed with Pumas, from watching too much Diego, so he thought this was like a puma. He kept roaring loudly at this poor leopard and talking to him. Pretty funny stuff!

The boys checking out the African Serval. The lion and lioness resting on their hill.One of Crosby's naps...he did so good!

While Crosby was napping we finished up looking at the cats, checked out the Rhinos, then headed to the train ride and park. Becca took the kids to the park/playground area while I waited for the train and let Crosby finish napping. He woke up just in time to board. This little train ride is perfect, takes about 20 minutes maybe. Gives the kids a great break but also lets them ride inside a few exhibits. We see several types of deer, warthogs, giraffes, and other smaller animals. It is a great break in the middle of the day!

Caden and Carter ready to take off.

See, I was there :) Momma, Crosby, and Cole riding the train.

After the train we headed towards the new Children's Zoo area. It had also just recently opened and we had heard great things about it.

The children's area was GREAT. They had this stream with rocks and pebbles they could walk in and play with...BIG hit with Cole and the others!

While in the Children's Zoo area, we got popsicles and watched the Spider Monkeys. Can you tell they were orange?!?!?!

Carter says YUMMO! He was all smiles today!

Cole didn't the best day, so this is all the cuteness we got!

Here is the monkey we watched while we ate. They were swinging all over the place, pretty impressive!

My angel Becca with Crosby! Could not have made this trip without her help! We love you Becca!!! Crosby did really well and seemed to enjoy it when he was awake!

While treking to the exit, we saw a lady with a snake. To make surprise (read horror) they all ran up to her and TOUCHED that snake! GROSS!!! They loved it!

A great trip for the most part! Cole was so exhausted that he was asleep in the stroller before we even got to the parking lot. The rest of the crashed quickly after driving off. They slept most of the way home, so I only had to stop once for a dinner break and potty break. We made it home all in one piece and had a blast!