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Family Fun at the Zoo!

So this year we asked Emma to make a difficult choice regarding the Minnesota State Fair, if awarded a trip we would support her attending but we just couldn't swing 4 days at the fair in both expenses and little sister tolerance.  So, if she preferred we could instead go to the Como Zoo and Minnesota Zoo and just have 2 nights in a hotel and do something as a family. Emma decided that this was the ticket for the year and so she declined her State Fair trips!

There were a few moments when I missed being at the fair and sad we wouldn't get to connect with some 4H friends and family that we normally visit with during the fair.  But when the 90 degree heat hit Minnesota on Saturday and Sunday I thanked Emma again for making the choice to head to the zoo instead!

All 3 girls were enthralled by the sights at the zoo and it is such a blessing to see these things through the eyes of a child.  The final conclusion:  Emma just loves all aspects of the zoo, Joelle still loves turtles, fish and tigers (and always wanted to walk not ride in the stroller) and Aryn is definitely very fond of pigs or anything that looks like one. We'll see where this leads us to in years ahead.

Enjoy some of our favorite moments captured on film... errrr a digital card!
First stop at Como Zoo!

Watching the tiger

Cooling off


Happy girl!

My girls! I am blessed.

Smelling the roses


Joelle in the conservatory


In the Japanese garden


Minnesota Zoo Tigers!

Cows!

Aryn and her piggies....

At least this one requires no clean-up

The expressions are priceless.

Aryn knew what to do...

Open up!


Bob found a friend too!

Wild Horse foals

Jo and Emma

Aryn was getting tired...

Grizzly bear swim!  Aryn wasn't so sure of this.

Fun time!


Petting sharks!

JoJo and her tortoise

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