A gorgeous day at the zoo

We woke up Saturday morning to a gorgeous sunny day! It has been so gloomy around here lately, we were elated to see sun! Also, Jason has been working a lot this past month, so we decided to get out for some vitamin D and head to the zoo. This was Clayton's first time to the zoo and he really enjoyed it. We took the wagon but he quickly realized that he liked to see the animals from our level, so Jason ended up carrying him for most of the day! We took our lunch and had a great picnic while watching the life light helicopters take off and land from the roof of Memorial Herman Hospital. This happened about every 5 minutes! Poor zoo animals have to listen to that 24/7!

Brinley and Clayton on the seal at the entrance of the zoo
My little Eagle babies in their nest
Jason, Brinley and Clayton with Mr. Elephant
Brinley's favorite animal from the visit
This water fountain has been there 25 years! I have my picture with it when I was 5 years old!

Clayton's favorite place was the reptile building....such a boy!!

Hanging out watching the fish
Clayton loved his first time on the carousel
We got a laugh out of watching the lions play with each other!
Me and the kids by the elephants

After seeing all of the zoo, we rode the newly renovated train that takes you all around Herman Park. It was really neat to see the entire medical center and museums in one fail swoop. Brinley of course really wanted to play at the park but Clayton was ready for his nap and we had enough sun for the day. The kids passed out on the way home and took long naps that day!

It was a great family day!