get ready for some photos!

On Memorial Day we decided to take one last trip to the Lowry Park Zoo. They happened to be having free admission for military members and up to 4 family members, so this was the perfect opportunity.

We saw all sorts of cool animals, like this Komodo Dragon.

Then we fed the Lorikeets. Tyler was much braver and actually fed them too, although he didn't really want the birds to land on him (I don't blame him).

Jason was fascinated by the birds.

And tried to pet one.

And then got scared to death when the bird went for him (no, he didn't get bitten)
Next stop was my favorite, the primates. I just love watching them. There were two little orangutans today. One was eating cheerios off the ground and smacking his momma with a piece of fabric, while the baby just clung to his very protective momma.


After some more animals we finally let Tyler ride a ride. He chose the new roller coaster, which he enjoyed. After a potty break it was off to visit the goats.


As Jason enjoyed his 20 minute nap, Tyler and Al fed the stingrays on our way through the amphibian and aquatic section.

Finally we head into Africa. By this time it was pretty darn hot, so we didn't make it all the way through. Even the meerkats thought it was just too hot!

Eventually Tyler had had enough of seeing animals and wanted to go play at the little playground. We took that time to sit down and eat. Jason didnt' feel like eating anything but his toes.




From there it was time to cool off at the spash area. Tyler ran around in played and eventually decided it would be fun to splash with his brother.



Lastly we decided to hit the "birds of prey" show. Of all the many times we had been to this zoo, we had NEVER seen the show, so I was glad we fit it in. Tyler was busy soaking in all the information, and actually Jason was fascinated by it. You could tell he was following the birds as they flew and he was trying to talk to them. Very funny.

At the end of the show "Arnold the pig" came out. I somehow missed the connection of the pig to the bird show, but in any event the boys were quite amused by Arnold.

All in all, a very nice day!