Trip to the zoo

After a difficult week at work, things settled down on Friday and Houston had some great weather.  I took the afternoon off and went to the zoo with the whole family.  This was Jake's first trip to the zoo. 

The pictures are posted below, but if you want to take a look on Flickr, the link is:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelandshelli/sets/72157625657533273/detail/

The kids, just inside the zoo.

New rhino exhibit.

New chimp exhibit

New chimp exhibit

While this elephant is clearly named "Hans", with excitement, Kailey yelled, "Dad, come take my picture with me and Gumbo the Elephant"

Reptile house

The girls in the fish tube.  This is the only photographic evidence of me being at the zoo...my reflection is in the glass.

No camera tricks...Jake is that big compared to Kailey.

Happy mom

This is the first fit that Kailey had, after being told that Shelli AND Jake would be in the picture with her.  She wanted only pictures of herself and her little brother.

After the fit, Kailey slowed warmed up to the idea of a group picture.

Flamingo habitat

Pelican

Same pelican

All smiles and Jake is awake...almost time to go.

By the time Shelli wanted to take a picture of the kids to put on Facebook, Kailey had decided to work on her sarcastic smile. 

Jake, however, is perfecting the basic smile....has not picked up his sister's sarcastic smile.

This was Kailey's final protest she waged for not getting her way.  Rather than looking at the cheetahs, to the right, she sat against a wall facing the fence.