New Years Eve

What a wonderful December 31! Our office was closed today, so this morning, the four of us visited the zoo. We have an annual membership here, but we don't get to go a lot during the winter because it is usually too cold to be out for a long time. This morning though was beautiful! The temperature was in the low 50's, and there were virtually no clouds in the sky. To top it off, there was hardly anyone else there, so we were able to just walk around and enjoy. Here are some pictures of the fun we had.

Lily loves sticking her head in these kind of pictures. She makes a cute elephant don't you think?

Mia wanted to try too. She's a cutie too!
Taking it in from a higher vantage point.

My two favorite kangaroos.

Mia getting a lift to see the tiny monkeys. We had never seen this exhibit before, so it was fun to stumble upon these and see something new.

The girls really just wanted to play on the playground most of the time, so we only visited the animals for a little bit before heading over. Lily was ready for the see-saw!

She loves climbing this vine.

Having fun together.

Lily tried the rope wall today and enjoyed it. I love this new found courage she has discovered over the last few months.

Mia loves the twisty slide!

We rode the carousel a couple of times too. First they rode on panda bears and then on elephants. Both had a blast!

After the carousel we rode on the little train. It's not terribly exciting, but the girls had a good time. They both thought the tunnels were pretty cool, and they enjoyed riding past the petting zoo too. Mia wanted to hold Ryan's hand the whole time which was really sweet.

What a great way to spend the last day of 2010!