We went in the morning, and I hope we can always go in the morning. The whole zoo seemed so much more alive. The animals were just more awake and almost interactive with us. Reed and Eve enjoyed it!
We saw the panda bear actually awake and doing something (eating)! Reed was ultra excited because one of his new favorite movies is "Kung Fu Panda" (yeah, he has moved on to a different favorite movie since then). He really loved seeing the panda roll around and eat bamboo. He talked about it for days after wards.
Then we moved on to the elephants - a favorite of the whole family. We learned about elephant teeth from one of the volunteers and we even got to see an example of how big their teeth are. Pretty cool!
It was a bit chilly outside, so we made our way to something indoor - the small mammal house. This is always a Reed favorite, but was an Eve favorite this time as well. The monkeys were fun swinging through the trees. The favorite favorite was definitely the meerkats. They would run back and forth behind the glass and Reed chased them on the other side of the glass. Eve moved her head back and forth while all this was going on. Then, they both laughed and laughed. It was a good time!
Before our little trip was up, we made a trip to the Ape House. We saw a bunch of different gorillas, but the favorite was the mommy and baby gorillas. We also saw the orangutans actually climb the poles outside. One climbed all the way to the top. We thought he was going to go across the wires (apparently, they do it daily, but we have never seen it), but he just sat there and played around. He did end up crossing, after we had already left. Maybe someday we will be able to see it!
Another fun day at the zoo! Oh, I forgot to mention that there were Halloween decorations up, which Reed found funny. He kept pointing out all the skeletons, pumpkins, witches, and beads that he saw everywhere. Funny!
Halloween day was actually less eventful. We went to church (yes, Reed wore his Halloween tie and Eve had a onesie that said "I'm batty for daddy" with a gray skirt) and came home in time for lunch. After naps and everything, we played, ate dinner, and played some more. We got 2 different trick-or-treating groups at our door with a total of about 10 kids. Luckily, Reed did not have a problem not going trick-or-treating because he had gone earlier in the week. I guess we will have to deal with that issue again in something like 7 years or so. It may be more of a bigger deal next time. We will cross that bridge when we come to it.
Happy Halloween 2010!
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