Free Zoo Trips!

Well we did it - we became members at the Oakland Zoo!  Technically we joined a few weeks ago, but only received our zoo passes last week.  So on Sunday we took advantage of the amazing weather and made the trip to the zoo for some free entertainment!  I'm sure we'll be making many more trips this summer!

Drew loved seeing the giraffes... well frankly he loved seeing all of the animals!  But the giraffes were one of the first he stopped to see.

And what kid doesn't like a tunnel with dirt?  Here he's checking out the meerkats through the window while throwing dirt into his hair.  He stopped everywhere he saw dirt to not only throw it, but throw it directly into his hair.  Funny thing is Dave was telling me he did the same thing as a kid... only to feel the dirt/sand as you tried to get it out of your hair. Um, no wonder my kid has some weird habits, it's hereditary!  Great!

Of course we had to force him to pose in front of the sign as we were making our way toward the front to get the lunch we packed.

After lunch we hit the rides and managed to make only the train ride before Drew hit his limit.

Of course we had to do a family pose - notice Drew's Cheese face.

It was absolutely gorgeous!  The first shot shows the view of Oakland and hte Bay in the distance.  The second shot from the train you can see the San Francisco skyline through the fog.

Drew absolutely crashed on the car ride home!  All those hills through the zoo, the fresh air and a filling lunch did him in!  Thank you zoo!! We'll definitely be back.