Zoo Party

This year my Dad's work threw a work party for the family at the Zoo, so we were excited to go! Rob was swamped in the middle of a trillion (seriously!) exams and studying...boring!... so it was a great way for Carson and I to spend our Saturday and get out of his hair! Plus, we are always excited to see family! My sister and her husband were so sweet in letting C and I catch a ride with them! Thanks guys! It was a pretty cool party because A) Carson LOVES animals B) Everything that normally you have to pay for was FREE.. yes FREE!! even the food and giraffe feeding and C) we got to go in the evening, after hours, which helped make things a little cooler outside!! Carson and I hadn't seen the new Elephant exhibit that opened, so that was exciting. These elephants are so much better and way cute. Carson loved watching them. His favorite thing at the zoo this trip was the random peacocks that roam free. One was digging a hole and he was full on laughing his head off at it. I will agree it was pretty funny to see a bird digging a hole similarly to how our dog digs holes. Carson also liked the giraffes, until it's tongue touched his hand, then he wanted nothing to do with it. Carson even got to try out some of the giraffe's food himself. They handed us a couple carrots to feed the giraffe and before I knew it Carson was nibbling away at it... a little slobber can't kill a giraffe right! Carson would hold out the carrots until the giraffe was about 6 inches from his hand and then he would throw it to her. For the last carrot I held Carson hand and we let he giraffe's tongue touch our hands. Carson and I both did a little creepy wiggle and Carson was done with that!  We all had a great time and Carson even got to try his very first hotdog (I try to avoid giving him hotdogs at all cost, but whatever...) and got a fun prize on the way out the door! Thanks Pops for inviting us! We are so happy your work decided to have such a fun party!

Don't worry, that's not how much I weigh ;)!! We got everyone on this big scale that we could fit to try and see if we could weigh the same as an Elephant....almost!

laughing at the peacock