Friday, September 12, 2008

A Day At The Zoo

We went to the Philadelphia Zoo last weekend. It is supposed to be the oldest zoo in the country and it was the first visit for all of us! I think this is the zoo that Rocky visits in the original movie..LOL

The weather was great and we got to see alot of the animals up close! They had a really great set up with lots of exhibits and the thing I liked the best is that it was like a little pocket tucked away in the middle of the city. It was shady and tree covered and absolutely beautiful!! The word "quaint" kept popping into my mind. It was like some magical woodland garden that time had forgotten.


This is a cool fountain with wrought iron deer jumping through the fountain spray...NEAT!!


They had statues like this all over the zoo.... Loved this one!


Hungry hungry hippo!!



Hailey and mommy



My little monkeys in the gorilla habitat










This bear thing..(I can't remember it's name) got so close to Hailey...she kept saying "hi" to it and it walked right on over...one of the keepers said that he had never seen it come so close before!


Nice unexpected close up of Meghan
My three little monkeys in the car waiting to head out!

Michael was LOVING his life jacket......




The Children's Zoo












Meghan loves the giraffes!






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