cool shots

Notice Mini and Matthew on the ground trying to see if they are bigger then the shark!

The kids love the puffer fish. Why no one knows it never puffs up. Just swims around. But they look for it and follow it each time we go to the zoo.

New exhibit

I swear we could toss them all in a cage and watch them and I would not be bored. Dennis included because he gets them all wound up for mad or happy faster then anyone I know.

Oh so sad

The kids played with the sting ray and sharks. The older ones got to pet them. Mini was so sad from leaving the dolphins it took her a bit to get in there. An dby then no one would come up to get pet.

Petting the sharks and stingray. Got to love this! Notice my hands are far far away?

When we left the dolphin area Mini was so sad. she loved watching them swim around. We will go watch them someday but the other kids wanted to go look!

Dad time makes so very many things better in her world though it was not long before she was running!

visting new animals at the zoo

After the monorail we were walking by and the room with the dolphins was open. They no longer do shows as one of the Mommies lost a baby this spring but they let you just watch them.

We got to see so many different animals in the monrails. I would do it again but I must admit by the end Mini was all done being up in the air. She wanted back on non-moving ground.

The monorail

As member's of the MN Zoo we get the monorail tickets for half off. So we wanted to take the kids one day. And since last Sat dawned way to cold for my taste we decided that today was the day. We could see all the outside animals without freezing our butts off.

Here the kids were reading books to themselves waiting for the train.

Stephen and Samantha were reading a book to.

I wanted to see eyes though and made them look up. What a mean mom but I know you do not see many shots of those two any more and wanted to show you how big they are sitting!

Dennis and I were tired if you can not tell! But the kids loved the chance to go to the zoo again.

The zoo map hold all this power that Dennis and I do not understand at all! I mean really we have seen it 3 times this season already how good can the map be. It is awesome I tell you!

Riding the Monorail was a neat experience and we got to see a lot of the animals. Ones we would not have seen on the ground as they were way in the back. And it is not cold in the train car!

Oscar and more

Water breaks were needed from the walking. Me being me I got to push the stroller. Got to have that control. I love pushing carts and strollers no matter where I am.

Look Dad Oscar!! The kids loved this fish! He had names on it for donations but it looked so dang cool! They all had to check it out!

I think it wanted to eat Stephen for lunch!

MN Zoo

So I got Dennis a family pass to the MN Zoo for his birthday. He loved it there last year when we went. So Friday the kids had no school last week so I brought them. We even let Dennis come with. We grabbed him form work and off we went. I know we used it before his birthday! We went to the indoor exhibits as it was freezing outside! I mean like WOW is it Jan again!

Dennis fell in love with this puffer fish. He went looking at it from all angles. No one knows why but we watch it for a long time! It never puffed up. But it was cool to see.

The reef was awesome to see. We watched it a long time. The kids liked the sharks. Sad but true Stephen and Matthew knew more of the names of the fish then the lady working helping us see fish. Got to love little boys who love fish!

this was the strangest bird! It looked like he had 4 beaks! But it was just one. He did not like his photo taken. So he moved all the time.

Loved these! I wish I could have got closer and taken pictures from a different angle. The colors were just neat on them. Some were a light pink some darker.

Matthew's favorite animal. The kimono dragon. He had to tell us of how he will eat lots of things even bigger then it and we had to stay out of the cage. No worries buddy Mom has no intention of getting in there with most of the animals at this zoo!

I swear this is my kids! No not these they just laid around. But they were just beautiful!

Tile work! These each were tiny tiles and made into this. Loved it!

Oh here are my kids! Running all over the place to see this or that! But we had a really good time! We plan to go again when it is nice outside. And they have a few exhibits we plan to see this summer.