Bear Necessities!

For Kylie & Neela's 4th birthday, Grandma Banana and Papa Pizza decided we should try Zoo Camp at Angie's "new" zoo!  Mommy dropped us off - and we spent the morning with the staff learning about all kinds of bears, what they eat, how they hibernate... we even made a polar bear cave, and colored our own polar bears to hide inside the cave.

While we did this, Brooke had her first "Zoo" experience where she really understood the animals.  We spent most of the morning looking at the farm animals.  Brooke loved climbing on the pig, talking to the animals in their own language ("Neigh", "Moo", "Cluck, Cluck", "Baa") - and feeding the goats.

Zookeeper Brooke

MOO!

Feeding the Goats

Kissing the Pig

One big pig - and "baby" came with!

It ended up being an eventful day at the zoo - a wolf escaped, and it was realized about two minutes after Brooke walked by the wolf's cage.  We were almost at the barn when Aunt Angie called to "suggest" we go inside a building and listen to the zoo volunteers very closely.  The wolf was shot a few minutes later - but the area was quarantined for a while... so we explored the farm until we could walk back.

After a picnic lunch with Angie, we decided to have a little fun at the park inside the zoo.  We also checked out Dr. Suess on the loose, and enjoyed the water fountains (it was a perfect day for water fun!).

Thing 1 & Thing 2

Brooke & Neela

Brooke & Kylie