At the Zoo!

After we got done taking Kaelyn's 9 month picture (see the post below) we went to the Potowatami Zoo, which is right here in South Bend. We had no idea that such an interesting zoo was right on our doorstep. Kaelyn is an animal lover!! She loves to watch our dogs run around in the back yard, and lately she's started trying to chase them around the house - though she's not quite quick enough to catch them yet. So, we thought that she would enjoy the zoo - and we were right! We had no idea how excited she would get about the animals. It was really a fun day!

Enough with the pictures mama, I'm done!!

Kaelyn was waving to the camels and bouncing up and down as I held her. We saw tigers before this, but they were just laying around, she didn't get very excited about them. These camels were cute, they were nuzzling each other and standing with their bellies supported by the tree stumps.
There are two red pandas in the background if you can see them (they kind of look like racoons with thier striped tails), they were climbing all over in the trees, and once Kaelyn found them, she just wanted to watch and watch them.
This was one of Kaelyn's favorite parts - the petting area where you can go in the pen with the pygmy goats. Some of the goats were very friendly and would come right up to us. We got to feed them a few leaves, and Kaelyn liked to pet (and pull) on their hair.
Her other favorites were the monkeys. They had some that were very playful, but they were mostly behind glass, so we didn't get to take any pictures with them. Kaelyn loved to watch them play, and laughed and squealed with delight!
The goats are pretty funny because they jump up on rocks and tree stumps and just stand there. Check out the one in the background lounging in the tub!

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! I think this is the closest I've actually ever been to a lion. These were two very big and majestic lions with very full manes. They were pacing back and forth along the fence. Kaelyn thought the were cute!

Okay, enough with the lions, I'm bored. :)

After the zoo, we went to check out a new playground they just completed. This is a fun thing that you stand on and it swings you around in circles. Kaelyn loved it!!

Wow! That's enough excitement for one day!