The Last Zoo Day of the Summer

Today was my last chance to take the boys to the Tulsa Zoo for this summer season. I took advantage of their coupons they earned for the summer reading program and we set off!

What a perfect day for the zoo. The temperatures were around 85 and no sun in the sky at all. The humidity was a different story and even though it wasn't sunny I was still sweating my fair share. To cool off and feel a nice breeze you have to ride the train at the zoo. Doesn't everyone? Not today! We pretty much had the whole of the zoo to ourselves today. It was so nice that a lot of area kids have already started school. I hadn't thought about that before going but I am sure glad we got to pick the cream of the crop of seats on the train. Here is Owen's take on the train situation:)

Of course, there are 5 million animals to watch and see at the zoo. What do my boys want to spend their time observing though???....that would be the construction at the new sea lion home. Bulldozers, check. Backhoes, check. Tractors, check. Loud beeping sounds and drills, check. I had to tear them away from watching just so we could do something else. Such boys....


Another thing no zoo trip is complete without is a trip to the petting zoo. A.K.A...stinky, smelly, poop filled, area with goats and sheep. What kid doesn't love that? Owen just ran around yelling and barking at the goats while Will patiently stood beside them and calmly gave the little stinky animal a hair style. The difference between my two boys is amazing!


Anyone that knows Will knows also that his favorite color is blue. Blue everything. He talks about blue cars, blue birds, blue toys, blue skies, blue markers, blue crayons, blue clothes, blue shoes, blue trains, blue golfballs, blue chairs...I think you are getting the picture. He spotted a blue bird and had to remember the occasion. You can hardly see the bird in the picture. He was a tiny little thing. He was bright blue though, and that is ALL Will cared about. Just look over Will's left shoulder and you will see the bird on a branch. You have to look closely:) Sorry the picture is dark. We were inside an exibit and the lighting in there was terrible. But hey, Will got the picture with his blue bird. That's all that mattered!