Hogle Zoo

We have had lots of chances to go to the Hogle Zoo thanks to a sweet lady that comes and gets her hair cut. She volunteers at the zoo and shares her free tickets with us! My kids love it! Every time she comes to get her hair cut Collin asks if she has more tickets for us. He knows her by the zoo ticket lady! He is getting spoiled by her! This time we had a really great time there. The weather couldn't have been any better, which makes the animals even more fun to watch also!

Collin has a concerned look because Scott just told him that the tiger thinks he is a big chicken nugget!!

It was really cool to see the tigers big tongue as he drank the water. Normally the tigers are sleeping when we see them so it was fun to see them up and moving around.

I love watching these monkeys. They are always so active and playful. They came right up and put there hands to Collin's on the glass. We also saw one do a flip as it jumped form the rock to the vine!

Collin was reading the map while we sat and waited for the bird show to start. We all love the bird show! I was surprised at how well josh did just sitting. He loved watching the birds each swoop in above our heads. Unfortunately it got cut a little short because it was windy enough that one of the birds missed it's target and they couldn't get it to come down out of the trees. They couldn't let the next birds out without that one safely in because it would have been prey for the larger birds. We got to see most of it though!

Of course the water ball is always a hit!

And the ride home was even peaceful! What a great trip to the zoo! We can't wait to go back in a few months when the new exhibit opens so we can see some bears!