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A couple of weekends ago, The Son-In-Law, The Girl, and The Grandbaby invited us to go on a Saturday morning trip to the zoo. As a child (and we know that was a LONG time ago), I would get to the zoo a few times and then as a children's youth leader I have escorted a couple of groups of children in the past but it's been several years. I found the zoo had changed little. Face it, animals look the same for the most part. I discovered this trip, though, that I see it differently when looking through a Gramma's eyes. I did take my good camera so I could share my memories with you.
The first zoo attraction has always been the flamingos.
When The Poppa thinks The Grandbaby wants to feed them and he has no change for the feed machine, he goes to get some change. He proved his "Poppaship" by coming back with a whole roll of quarters. Wow.
The Grandbaby was dressed in her "wild" zoo finest of attires.
....unusually red haired apes....
and other interesting monkeys of all ages.
Birds......
turtles....big turtles....
animals we couldn't identify.......
And animals with which we were familiar.
Every giraffe is called Sophie Speckles around here. The Poppa named The Grandbaby's squeeze Sophie giraffe "Sophie Speckles" so now all giraffes are named that.
The Grandbaby loved the lions....the "roary" lions as she says.......Roar!
And she especially loved the elephants. The Poppa taught her how to raise her hand and make elephant sounds many months ago. She practices the technique often.
"Here Gramma, you can wear my sticker for a while."
...and how much she loves her mamama.
The Perfect Son-In-Law and The Perfect Mother-in-Law support the orange and blue. War Eagle!
Yes, a wild day of fun, smiles, and joy!
A couple of weekends ago, The Son-In-Law, The Girl, and The Grandbaby invited us to go on a Saturday morning trip to the zoo. As a child (and we know that was a LONG time ago), I would get to the zoo a few times and then as a children's youth leader I have escorted a couple of groups of children in the past but it's been several years. I found the zoo had changed little. Face it, animals look the same for the most part. I discovered this trip, though, that I see it differently when looking through a Gramma's eyes. I did take my good camera so I could share my memories with you.
The first zoo attraction has always been the flamingos.
When The Poppa thinks The Grandbaby wants to feed them and he has no change for the feed machine, he goes to get some change. He proved his "Poppaship" by coming back with a whole roll of quarters. Wow.
The Grandbaby was dressed in her "wild" zoo finest of attires.
There were kangaroos....
....unusually red haired apes....
and other interesting monkeys of all ages.
Birds......
turtles....big turtles....
animals we couldn't identify.......
And animals with which we were familiar.
Every giraffe is called Sophie Speckles around here. The Poppa named The Grandbaby's squeeze Sophie giraffe "Sophie Speckles" so now all giraffes are named that.
The Grandbaby loved the lions....the "roary" lions as she says.......Roar!
And she especially loved the elephants. The Poppa taught her how to raise her hand and make elephant sounds many months ago. She practices the technique often.
It seems like the favorite "aminal" of this trip was the panda bears.
The Grandbaby and The Poppa enjoyed seeing the fish so much they just made a seat to watch.
Cookies and Cream Dippin' Dots. Enough said.
"Here Gramma, you can wear my sticker for a while."
No zoo trip is complete without smiles and poses...
Look how much this girl looks like her dadadada....
...and how much she loves her mamama.
The Perfect Son-In-Law and The Perfect Mother-in-Law support the orange and blue. War Eagle!
Learning fence antics....
The merry-go-round....no "aminals" please...
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