Bekah's New Friend

So much is happening here in our new home. I am networking and trying to find playmates for the kiddies, and mommy friends for me. It is tiring. I have met a lot of nice people, but haven't spent enough time with them yet to consider them 'friends'. Getting close to people is WORK! It doesn't help that every time I meet someone, the leave on holidays!

One of the places that the kids and I recently got to explore is the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. It is a wonderful park, and we had fun despite the stinkin' heat.

We ended up walking out of the zoo with a membership, but not just a regular membership, it's a gold membership. I am such a sucker. At least part of it is tax deductible. :)

I loved the manatee exhibit. I was surprised that the kids weren't more into it though...they loved the baby tigers the best. Did you know that manatees eat lettuce? Big heads of romaine lettuce. Yum... Below are the kids with the manatee statues.

Here we have Noah on the Rhino at the front of the zoo (no, it's not real).

The gorillas were amazing to see! There were about 7 or 8 of them. This was obviously the alpha male of the group. He had such a presence about him. He was absolutely massive in size! We called him the Papa gorilla. Whenever we see something big, my kids say that it is the Papa of the group. Papa is the name they have for my dad....and anything that is small is 'Bekah sized'. Look at the look on his face....grrrrr.

This little guy decided to hitch a ride...just like my kids!

This woman was walking around the zoo with a baby wallaby in a carrier. We were able to go right up to them and ask questions. We learned that the wallaby was being groomed to be put in the Children's Zoo. This woman would walk around carrying the wallaby every two hours so that the animal would get used to encountering children. When we got home Noah told Kevin that we saw a lady with a kangaroo in her purse. :)

The highlight of the day was when Rebekah got to feed the giraffes. Noah preferred to watch from a distance (wink), and I was in charge of photography, so Bekah stepped up and fed the giraffes without hesitation. That's my girl!

Here we have Bekah feeding the giraffe on video.



Overall, it was a great day and we can't wait to go back! Maybe next time I will get to feed the giraffes. :)