A Trip to the Jackson Zoo

(Kids from L to R: Parker, Drew, Ramsey, Ellie and Mac)

While we were in MS, we decided to take advantage of a sunny day and go to the zoo. Now, we know, its not the best zoo ever, in fact, its really not all that great. But, they have animals and a carousel, and the kids think it's great! Once we were there, we realized we were as much of a zoo as the animals were :) It really was perfect weather, and we all had a blast. The kids played musical strollers, we were scolded for bringing in "outside food," and we all perfected our monkey sounds. What a productive day! haha

Looking at the tiger from a distance while Parker prepares for a stare down...

And, the stare down. I don't know if the tiger really liked or really disliked Parker, but he stayed pretty close to him. Parker roared and made faces while we were nervously checking that the tiger was securely fenced in his area!

Ramsey was so good sitting contently in the stroller all day. Little diva, Ellie, on the other hand thought she needed to be held all day. And my mom must have agreed...she toted that little thing all afternoon :)

Mac and Parker looking through the little bubble things. Sad day, no animals at that exhibit anymore :( Oh well, it was fun just looking for some!

"Lil Mama" getting carried around, and Mac following close by. Once he overcame his fear of the animals and realized they could not escape their cages, he wanted to walk too.

Looking at the monkeys

Everyone was having stroller issues. Even Drew decided he didn't want to stay in his spot, so I toted him for as long as my back could stand it. He is heavy!

Ramsey and Jess on the carousel.

We all had to ride just so every child had a set of hands on them.

Parker on the tiger...he's still making his scary tiger faces like he did at the tiger exhibit. Haha

It took some convincing, ok maybe some forcing, but Mac quickly learned that he loved the carousel. And Drew was happy to just be along for the ride.

My, my, CeCe had to actually ride the frog because Ellie did not want to be put down on it. That little girl is something else!

Just for fun, here is a picture of the kids (Mac, Parker, Ramsey, and Ellie) at the zoo when Jess and I took them in October 2010. What a difference!!! (And, yes, those are the exact same strollers that we took to the zoo on this trip, minus one carrier of course!)