Zoo Trips 2012

Despite the extreme heat we've had this summer, we did manage to sneak in a few trips to the zoo with friends.  The first time we went, Mary, Sofia and Victorio, joined us.

 We attempted to get all four kids on this lion, but when they started to fall off, Mar had to jump in!

Then we attempted a group shot behind the lion, but Tess wasn't into it...

After a pep talk from her sister,

We got a smile!

More smiles! 

 Kyri absolutely idolizes Sofia and LOVES playing with her.  

(Check out their height difference!)

A group shot where they were all smiling!!

Wiped out at the end of the day...

The next time we went, my friend Chris came with us.  Kyri calls her Auntie Chrissy, and both girls love her so much.  She is an awesome photographer and took over 100 pictures of us that day.  It was nice to have someone else taking pictures for a change, because that meant I could actually be in some. The bad thing, though, is that we only got one picture with her the whole trip!  : (

A couple of wolves

Howling...

Tess was fascinated by the animals.

Tessa calls all animals "puppies" and she growls at all of them, too.  For this bear, the growl was appropriate, though!  The animals were out and about this day, so it was fun to watch them play!

Our one and only picture with Auntie Chrissy!!

This last picture was our most recent trip, with another coworker, Kristen.  She has a daughter, Cora, who is Kyri's age, and another, McKenna, who is Tessa's age.  We had our hands full, but it was a fun day!