Thursday, August 18, 2011

Omaha Zoo 2011

On Monday, August 8, Terry and I left Samuel with our replacement gramma, Miss Kathy, and took the big kids to the Omaha Zoo. We had been planning and looking forward to this trip for a long time. But when we stopped in York for a bathroom break, the van started acting up. We stopped at a dealership repair shop and the dude didn't think it was anything severe. So we kept going. The van did fine on the interstate, but when we were stopped it would idle low and sometimes make a clunking sound. We prayed and made it to Omaha at noon.

First off the kids played on the lions.


Then they touched the revolving earth fountain.


We went straight for the aquarium. Glad we did since it was air conditioned (though the weather was nice). Penguins!


Good ol' penguins. They didn't look sad to be in the zoo, like the big cats. Well, all the other animals looked sad, actually. But it was still good to see all the animals we only usually see on tv.


The penguins were great. They were looking at Noah and Evie.


Then we went to the large tank where you could walk through a tunnel and see all around you - sharks, rays, fishies. When we first asked Noah what he wanted to see at the zoo, he said a shark. Check!


Next we went to the Cat House. Here is my favorite kitty - A Bengal Tiger. He was licking it's paw and it's tongue was as big as Terry's foot. Or bigger. Just gorgeous. I'm gonna have a big kitty in the new earth I think ;)


We saw the lions twice and they hadn't moved at all. Lazy big cats!


Think he liked his "toy?" Zebra paper over a cardboard cylinder?


Puma. Or mountain lion.


At 230, we went to the seal training show. The pool was half drained for some reason so they couldn't jump on the edge of it like they usually. They were still fun. They didn't mind being in the zoo either, it seemed.


Then we went to the Gorilla House. Twice. They were pretty entertaining. That's a mama gorilla with its back to Evie.


Proud daddy Silverback. He was a big dude. Scary.


There was one baby gorilla. Noah took this picture.


Another mama was chillin on top of the bubble window. We got to go under her and have some eye contact. She was playing with some pants.


The Silverback was trying to intimidate the largest of the Mormon guys group that was watching. He slammed his chest against the glass and pounded it with his fist.


We played on the gorilla statues for a bit at the end of the day.


Daddy's friend


I love this picture of us


Typical Evie face. "Eeeeee."


We had a good time but the kids were way tired. Still, we made it to Lincoln for our hotel and dinner at Ruby Tuesday. Terry took the kids swimming at the hotel and then we left the next morning for some fun in Kearney. It would have been more fun if the van hadn't been acting up and we hadn't got stuck in traffic twice on the interstate but the kids did get to play at the sprinkler park. Our van is still in the shop at this writing... They don't know what's wrong with it!

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