Saturday, July 18, 2009

Lions, Tigers, and Bears.... OH MY!!!!

....Well minus the Tigers, but we had a great time at the zoo. The dive down was a little rainy, but we saw a gorgeous rainbow. The hotel wasn't what we expected. We took a drive through some back roads in Jacksonville before going to the zoo in the morning. When we finally made it, Christopher LOVED all of the animals and people around.

I left work a little early so we could get on the road and make it to the hotel before Christopher needed his bath. It started raining at about the halfway point, but it didn't last very long. Not to far down the road we noticed a beautiful rainbow.

We made it to Jacksonville with a little time to spare before Christopher's bath. Unfortunately the pool was closed at the hotel, so Christopher missed out on some swimming. The suite was not the best, but also not the worst. We made it through the night on very little sleep, and not in the normal sleeping arrangements.

This morning we were off a little to early before the zoo opened so we decided to drive down to a civil war monument. We happened to also arrive there before it opened. Not the best of timing for us this morning. We did manage to see some wild Peacocks on the road before heading back toward the zoo.

The zoo opened just as we arrived, finally good timing. Christopher enjoyed watching all the big kitties (especially the Leopards), and the Elephants. He watched the other animals, but they weren't as exciting. Three hours later we made it through the zoo and were on our way home.

A successful first family trip!!!!


Lions OH MY!!!! from Sara Cotter on Vimeo.


Giraffe Fun from Sara Cotter on Vimeo.


Choo-Choo from Sara Cotter on Vimeo.

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