Winter Zoo Trip

We figured out the best time to go to the zoo! It's the winter time! We went a few weeks after Christmas and NO ONE was there. The place was so empty it was awesome. There are a few animals that don't come out during the winter like the elephants, penguins, and zebras but overall it was way worth it to drive up to Salt Lake and spend the day at the zoo. The last time we went to a zoo, Gabs was still a little too small to recognize the animals and truly enjoy it. This time, it was completely different. She had so much fun.

Since no one was there, we took the chance to pose her on all the animal statues. This was one of the first times she had to wear her hat and gloves because she knew her hands would freeze if she took them off. However, that still didn't stop her from trying to take them off anyway.

Posing with the rhino...

She loves her daddy so much. They even are doing the same facial expressions now.

We sat in front of the cougars cage for 10-15 minutes just looking at the two cougars. It was so quiet that they kept coming right up to the front of their cage and letting us see them up close.

We went inside the white crocodile/alligator (i can't remember which one now) building and we were hoping to see it because the last time we went to the zoo, we skipped that part. As soon as we walked in, our glasses fogged up so bad we had to take them off and then the animal wasn't even in there. He had gone back home to Louisiana and we just got to see the flowers and turtle shell. Gabbie got to touch it and feel how rough it was so I think it ended up being worthwhile.

Her fascination with monkeys is still going strong...

We definitely did not teach her this but she must have seen Mommy doing it and she really wanted to see those penguins eating their lunch. I thought it was super cute.

The giraffe home was by far our favorite place. We were the only ones in the entire building and the giraffes were all eating their lunch so we got to get super close. Mom got a little nervous when one of the giraffes decided to stick its nose over the edge and got pretty close to us.

Mom and Gabbie posing on the lion. There is one picture where we both were like, "Dad why do we have to do this?"

Christy doing one of Kyle's signature picture poses.

Another new favorite. There was a new exhibit of baby meerkats and Gabbie loved them. The best part is they would come right up to the class and walk right in front of her.

The baby rabbits were a hit too...

as was the porcupine...

and gorillas.

This was maybe a little too close for comfort. Notice her looking back at mom to make sure she was okay to touch it.

Now she's okay to sit beside it, as long as she didn't have to touch it herself.

We would highly recommend you bundle up nice and warm to go visit the zoo in the winter. It rocks!