Spring Break Zoo Visit

Anja wanted to wear the biggest bow in the house to the zoo.

That's how she is.
I also want to point out something I've been meaning to write for some time.
Check out the shoes. Mormor (my mom) bought those used in Sweden last May when we were there. They were 2 bucks and they have been the BEST shoes!! Anja wears them all the time.

We went with friends to the zoo today. The four-day stretch of rain is officially over and we arrived at the zoo early just as it opened at 9 am, which turned out to be an extremely good thing, because unsurprisingly the entire OKC metro had put off their Spring Break Zoo visit until today. And they all arrived as we were leaving at noon (I guess people took a half day off work to do this while the kids were still out of school). It was absolutely insane. The zoo parking AND the science museum was filled so people were parking at the Remington Park parking filling it, as we were pulling out. It looked like a scene from Disneyland in the summer as they were pouring in. I am SO glad we came early.

It turned out to be one of the best zoo visits I have ever done. The weather was perfect - a sunny 70 degrees - not too hot, not too cold. And the animals were so lively and charming. Tigers tumbled, the bison rolled, the bears were galloping, the baby elephant had grown, the chimps were hilarious, to mention just a few. Perhaps they had been cooped up during the days of rain, or were just happy that the sun was shining, but not lethargic like 95 degree weather can make them. And I don't think I have ever seen so many animals period in one visit.

Here are some pictures.

First picture, the whole gang.

Meerkats.

Julia had a great time, but wanted to run ahead a lot.

I had to restrain her in the stroller finally.

Rex, 43 years old - the new male elephant. He will be used to breed the two females.

Consulting the map...

The bears were a lot of fun.

They swam the length of their pool.

Dripping...

Shaking!