Ava & I visited the Columbus Zoo this morning with my friend Christy. We love, love, loooove the Zoo...Christy & I that is! Especially the Columbus Zoo...it's seriously one of the best zoos ever...in Ohio at least! And just 10 minutes down the road from our house! Ava will soon learn to love the zoo too, I'm sure! Today, she was kind of like...hmmm, what's all the hype about guys...I can't even see half the animals you're pointing out...and to me they all look like big "Orsha's"! We packed some food for a picnic lunch and the weather couldn't have been more perfect for our zoo trip...65-72 degrees and sunny. Christy & I both bought zoo passes today...so there will be many more trips this year. Can't wait for Zoombezi Bay to open!
Sweet Pea--all ready to go in Big Red!
I took like 4 million pictures, so I tried to narrow them down on here. ;o)
The Zoo's newest baby elephant! Shoot...can't remember his name though.
Ava, that's a mighty big rhino behind you!!
Checking out the flying foxes with Christy...I was waiting for her to say 'Batman!' because that's our babysitter's son's favorite super hero and she hears alllll about him! She actually said "batman" last week...sheesh, and here I thought she'd say princess first or something. ;o)
This lion(ess?) was roaring so loud it actually made my chest vibrate! She (or he? but I thought the females were mane-less like this one...but anywhoo.) was fiesty today! You can't tell by the picture...but believe me...
Christy & Ava
Checking out the fishies...she had more fun climbing up and tapping the glass than actually looking at the fish, I think. I know...bad mommy...don't let your child tap on the glass...
A baby gibbon! This lil guy was so cute! The zoo is filled with babies in spring!
Ah-hem...not your best side my buddy gorilla....this is kinda gross, but she's actually eating her vomit out of her hand. I know, I know, "Whhyyyy Liz, are you sharing that!?" Sorry...but I thought it was interesting...kinda.
Now, this guy is buff!!!! And he was fiesty as well!! He sat really close to the glass and stared at us for awhile and then took off past us and swatted the glass right where we were standing. Freaky!!! And No, my daughter was not tapping on the glass...but she might've been giving him googly eyes. I actually think he had the hots for Christy. ;)
You look a little bored big lady...and I mean "big lady" with all due respect. :o)
What a life...lounging in her hammock. I love gorillas, apes, monkeys--all of 'em!! But especially gorillas...they are absolutely fascinating...so human-like...even their facial expressions...and the way they reach down and scratch their knee....or pick their nose and eat their boogers....it's just unreal!! I would die to be the next Jane Goodall. What a lucky woman... study apes all day? I'd do it in a heart beat! :) Christy and I decided that one day we should come to the zoo and park our booties on a bench right in front of the gorilla cage. It would be so entertaining...
That's the World's Stinkiest Flower sculpture that Ava's sitting upon. She enjoyed it...even if she did smell like a cross between dirty socks and a stinky skunk when she got off of it.
If you haven't been to the zoo this year I highly recommend putting it on your to-do list!!! The place is fantastic! The new polar bear exhibit opens May 6th, and it looks like it's going to be awesome! And call me up when you go...cause we would looove to join you!
