The Sanches Family: Zoo x 2...

Guess I should have gotten a membership to the zoo when we first went back in December. We have been 2 more times since then, and I am zoo-ed out! It's lots of fun, but I think a nice 9 month break with be good for us :) And I say 9 months because that's about how long it will take for the weather to be cool enough for me to want to go again. We went in February with some friends of ours, the Hanson's. Braeden had fun on his "first date" with Reese. They were soooo cute holding hands throughout the zoo. Here are some pics of our day at the zoo...

This "daddy" lion was not very happy that the "mommy" lion was messing with him. They got into it for a bit, and it was pretty funny. Usually when you go to the zoo, the lions are sleeping, so any action is pretty cool! I later found out that the male lion used to be a pet (crazy people!), and he was DECLAWED. When he got too big to take care of him, he was brought to the zoo. Because he is declawed, I guess he is less manly, so the female lions pick on him. Poor lion :( It's not his fault he had some idiot people think it was okay to keep him as a pet and then have him declawed like a domestic cat.

Here he is "marking his territory" after the confrontation- lol!

Little man sleeping- so cute!

Still enjoying their "date" :)

Daddy and Braeden at the end of the day...LOVE them!

Then we went to the zoo again during Spring Break with Uncle Ryan and soon-to-be Aunt Erin. Let me tell you, I will NEVER go to the zoo again during Spring Break. The parking was 10x worse than it is on a pretty weekend, and if you've ever been on a nice weekend, you know what I mean. Let's just say I got quite the workout that day. Once we got into the zoo, we had a lot of fun! We even got to see the new baby giraffe, and Braeden LOVED that :) Here are some pics from that trip...