Trip to the Zoo with Terrie & Eli

Terrie was so sweet and offered to take Hudson to the zoo Saturday so Jason and I could focus on getting some last minute things done before the baby arrives. I was planning to have a garage sale that day but once I got all of our stuff together it didn't really seem like enough to entice people to stop by...it would have been a pretty small sale but with some pretty good items. I think we are going to reschedule and combine it with our neighbors. So anyway, once the garage sale idea was out the window Jason made other plans and I felt like I would be left at home while everyone else was out having fun. I'm sure I could have found plenty to do but a day at the zoo sounded like lots of fun! So, I asked Terrie if I could crash the party and ruin her super sweet offer and tag along. I'm glad I did because we had a great time!! Terrie's mom & brother Will also came along. However, Will wasn't feeling very well so they left early. I think we were there until about 4pm and the boys were completely worn out!

Here is Hudson grabbing a drink of water out of the Lion's mouth:

We went through the children's zoo area, checked out the otters, giant turtles, and posed for pictures on the dolphin.

Here is Hudson in the tunnel that lets you pop up among the prairie dogs. I had a tough time getting him away from this area!!

We saw Mother Goose:

Here is Eli with his Nana checking out the goose:

Hudson got to ride the carousel and he was pretty excited to get to ride the lion!!
Here is Eli posing for pictures of his first trip to the zoo:

Hudson checking out the elephants:

The giraffes!! They had quite a few giraffes. I think the light colored one had a crush on the darker one because she kept grooming him! Either that or he was just a stinky boy she felt needed a bath!

A happy little boy at the zoo:

Eli loved this tiger puppet so his mama got it for him to play with at home!

Here we are at the end of the day. Terrie and Eli are all smiles and Hudson is passed out!

I'm pretty sure he is having sweet dreams about lots of animals...

When we made it back to Terrie's house, the boys were ready to play some more! They played very well together! Hudson was very sweet and enjoyed showing Eli how to play with his toys. : )