Fun at the Zoo!

Claire has been talking about going to the zoo everyday for the last week and a half, so we decided it was time to brave the trip with the two kiddos. We went in the evening, hoping to skip over the hottest part of the day and the crowd.



Blake just hung out while we were there, but Claire loved everything--except the Penguin house. As soon as we walked in, she said "Let's get out of here." :) It was funny, but later we discovered that she thought is was scary and cold, so we understand now. Since we went later to the zoo, we didn't have to pay for parking, so Claire got to make a build-a-bear zoo animal.



She first chose an alligator, which Brent and I thought was so ugly, but we convinced her that the elephant was really cute, so she chose to take him home. She enjoyed watching him be stuffed, kissing his heart, and dressing him in camo underwear and a zoo hat. She's been carrying him around since last night. Claire also got to ride the carousel. She chose the tiger, and I stood beside her. She loved it, saying "wee, wee" laughing the whole time. What a fun night!!