At the Zoo...Again!

What a day!!! Today was Olivia's birthday and we promised her that we would take the kids for a few hours as a treat for her, and them. So, we went to Phoenix Zoo again. Spring break meant that all the kids in Phoenix were at the zoo, but we did manage to get a parking spot and so safari hats on, and off we went.

It was super hot, super crowded, but we went to see some of the animals we didn't see the last time.

The Terrible Two...actually they were very well behaved!

I thought these were pretty good shots, but I would have liked a better one of the tiger who was eating his joint of meat at the time.

The zebra were so close and breathtaking. The giraffe, well I have a 12x zoom on my camera. The little monkey was asleep in the tree and the baboon came to look at us through the glass.

We managed about an hour or so in the heat, and then went to see Daniel and Danielle who live close by and spent some time there. What a surprise! They were going to the zoo when Heather got back from work, so we went too! Twice in a day. The beauty of being a zoo member. Anyway, by the time we went again, it was a little cooler and more bearable.

The only way to travel. It was girls only and Grandma was sorely tempted to jump in!

Christopher decided to join in. Plenty of room for three.

Save a horse...ride a warthog!

Desert Botanical Gardens

We were going to go to the Phoenix Zoo, but when we got there, a huge flashing sign said that the parking lot was full and so we decided to go down the street to the Desert Botanical Gardens instead. We'd been once before, and thanks to a Groupon coupon which I bought a week or so ago, we got in for $14 instead of $30! What a bargain!!!

Brent had his mandatory hat on and of course just had to object to having his photo taken. He really does dislike that, always has. He's pictured beside his beloved Prickly Pear Cactus which he always tells me has wonderful healing qualities besides being edible. He actually has a jar of prickly pear in the fridge which I can't bear to eat. He rather enjoys it though.
Me in front of a typical Arizona cactus scene.
Some of the wonderful plants to see. The cactus are always the most dramatic.