Spring Break Staycation--The Zoo

Spring is the best time of year to attend the Phoenix Zoo--the temperatures, the animals, the kettle corn (yes, mmmm, the kettle corn).

  The attractions start before you even pay for admission.

What are they staring at?

Turtles and ducks and fish, oh my!

The kids love the African savannah's clubhouse overlook.

And Micah repeatedly told us that he saw a gazelle poop up close through this lens.

The main reason we went to the zoo was so that Ben and James could use my zoo pass to get their dates in for free.  I was happy to oblige, but I had to stay in the background and couldn't call any attention to my presence by asking them to pose for a picture.  Oh no, that would not be cool.  Look at Micah in this shot.  Little thief.  I told you--the kettle corn is amazing.

 The kids ran and hid and played and jumped for two hours.  Two hours of animals (and poop, don't forget) and family and sunshine.

 Mom even consented to a carousel ride. 

 That doesn't happen often.

 No one got lost.

 We got to see the Kimodo dragon.

 No one cried for very long.

 And the only lost item was Micah's drink bottle.

I classify that as a successful trip.