Black Friday

Some people go shopping on Black Friday. We went to the zoo. I am not at all sorry about our choice. The weather on Friday was fabulous, and with very few beautiful days left before winter sets in, we decided to make the most of it by heading to the KC Zoo. When we didn't make it to the zoo until 1 pm we feared most of the animals would be snoozing, but yesterday turned out to be our best visit to the KC Zoo yet. Everyone was awake and active.

We saw the sea lion show and then headed to Australia because we love the kangaroo exhibit.

We almost skipped Asia in favor of Africa, and that would have been a mistake. The red panda was pacing; the tigers were growling; the monkeys were hopping around (no surprise there), and the baby orangutan was hanging with his mom.

The baby orangutan is super cute. This is a pretty crummy picture because of the reflection from the glass, but notice how the little guy is sucking his thumb.

Well, apparently Beckett thought that was a good idea because this is what he looked like when we peaked into the stroller on our way out of Asia.

Next we checked out the new Tropics building on our way to Africa where our good luck continued. All the African animals were also busy and active.

We always love watching the hippos.

We hung out at the chimpanzee exhibit long enough to see the baby chimp make an appearance.

Even the Serval was up.

Nate said that yesterday's lions were the best he'd ever seen.

And, we always feel super lucky when we get to see the cheetahs awake and aware.

We stopped to see the elephants on our way out.

Here's Little B's reaction to the afternoon.