Sunday, October 28, 2007

Halia's Birthday - Hogle Zoo

For Halia's birthday we went with all the cousins to visit all the animals at Hogle Zoo
This was the only time during the entire zoo visit that I got Ethan to look at me and the camera- too cute!

Here's almost all the cousins- Jacob and Elijah were hanging out in the strollers, but Mia, Halia, and Ethan thought they better check out the stairs. Of course, not a single one of them would look at the camera!

I love this picture- doesn't Ethan look like one of the wild animals trying to make his way out of his cage?! Maybe that's how he really feels being inside at home :) !

Ethan loved the ducks and they had some of the biggest geese and swans I have ever seen and they come right up to you because they think you're going to feed them.




I think Ethan even learned a few duck calls on his own - he was a virtual duck whisperer!

Jacob's favorite were the turkeys - too bad Thanksgiving is coming!


Ethan took his maiden voyage on this boat outside the white alligator exhibit - it wasn't smooth sailing though as he fell over the seat a couple seconds after this picture and ended up soaked down his entire back from the water at the bottom of the boat. After that he figured his next voyage would have to wait a little while.

Highlights: Ethan's favorite animals- all the monkeys (funny how much they remind us of Ethan), zebras (he thought they were horseys), and the cougars

Ethan's least favorite animal- the elephant that sneezes on the kids (they have a fake elephant sculpture that pretends to sneeze and squirts water out it's trunk - Ethan was terrified of it), we were actually really bummed that they didn't have the real elephants and rhinos out since it had been raining the day before

Ethan's favorite part of the trip- playing at the water globe they had at the entrance

Partners in mischief - Halia, Mia, Elijah, Jacob, and Dad

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