Zoology

The zoo was one of the few outings we had on our "to-do" list this summer.
I put it off. And put it off some more.
You see...little miss sucks does not do well in the car.
Now that Donna was with us though, I figured, how bad could it be?  
She could sit in the back with her...entertain.feed snacks.repeat.
Yeah, it didn't work.
She screamed the entire way there. And it is not so close.
I pulled over. Took her out of the car. Consoled her. Put her back in.
She screamed some more.
And then we were there. praise God.

The worst over, we quite enjoyed the rest of the day.
The zoo is so oddly peaceful. Quiet even.
I could have watched this little family for hours.
Obviously, the monkey in the middle was a bit of a drama queen.

Little miss caught a glimpse of this beautiful creature and started freaking out.
Apparently, she knows that her Bobo is also a giraffe. gifted I tell ya, gifted.

Julian wrestled with a tiger.
And won. I think.

We visited with the elephants.
So ridiculously big it was surreal.
Not sure this picture does this wrinkly wonder justice.
Miss Ava's first big outing ended up a big success.
And at the end of it all...she was the quietest she had been all day.

Mission accomplished.