The Pittsburgh Zoo
ROCKS MY SOCKS OFF!!
I love this place. I might even love it more than the kids do!
We asked the grandparents for a membership to the zoos as the kids birthday present! What a great present this is already turning out to be and I know we will continue to use it. One of the best parts is yet to come in the blog...i will explain later. :D
When you get to the zoo, after coming in the gates, you have to ride the loooong escalator! even zach got scared at the top! Josh, on the other hand, loves it!
Ellie trying to be a flamingo!
My monkey man!
looking at the crocs!
Josh trying to be a flamingo!
ok, so this is one of the best things about the zoo membership!
looking at the crocs!
Josh trying to be a flamingo!
ok, so this is one of the best things about the zoo membership!
it's called the zoo key. the ordinary man has to pay for the zoo key.
members however, get theirs for free!
at each animal habitat there is a green box to insert the "key"
if you put it star side up, a childs song about the animal plays and ellie breaks out in her groove!!
if you put it in square side up, the famous pittsburgh adult teaches you about the animal in a fun way!! looking for the key box was a great way to keep him interested, invested and kept him going!! So much fun!!
watching the elephants!
then moving on to the zebras!
then moving on to the zebras!
this is just a precious picture...and so is the next one!!
i don't know who was more excited about the elephants...
but i can't wait to go back!!!
the boyz playing "tag, you're it!" while holding their pants up!
before going into the aquarium, this fish "tank" was outside.
before going into the aquarium, this fish "tank" was outside.
josh actually leaned in and kissed one of the HUGE fish!!
matthews first trip to the zoo!
matthews first trip to the zoo!
just inside the aqurium...josh being goofy!
the penguins were the best part of the day!
they played the whole time!!
in the fish tank!
"now mommy, this is where the big white bears are and
that is where we are going next." (he was totally right by the way!)
that is a scuba diver in the fish tank!
they were cleaning the glass and also the plants!
it was weird seeing them in there!!
so, we leave the aquarium and head to the polar bears.
there was a zoo keeper there and josh wanted to know when they were getting into the water. she told us that they are land animals and therefore, only in the water about 10% of the day. I was so sad (i really wanted to see them in the water and i was sad for josh!)!
then, we went around the corner to the next viewing window...and they had dove in!!!!!
you can see the bear to the left of josh's head in this pic, then it swam right past josh!!
so we ran down to the tunnel!
this is the polar bears swimming above us!
I could have spent the whole day in there!!!
i didn't even ask her to do this,
she just loves zach that much!!
where are the sea lions??
the sticker on the glass asks you not to throw pennies. it was weird.
ok, so this is the playground. and the reason i dressed the kids in orange.
it's easier to see them in a crowd! ellie stuck to the stairs, josh loved the slide!
he touched the deer this time!!!
(when he went with grandpa,
he didn't want to touch it. only ellie did!)
josh touching the kangaroo too!!!
and ellie BEING a kangaroo!!
boing boing!!
remember these from gym class??!!
ellie actually figured out how to use it!
the sea lion viewing tank
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