Doin' the Zoo

Landon's mom takes him to the library where they read with other readers and their moms.

 Llibrarians reward readers with free tickets to things around town--

baseball games, restaurants and play places.

 Landon landed a free ticket to the zoo but, since he gets in free for being under three,
 he offered his kids' ticket to cousin, Hunter.

Hunter and Landon

First, they fed the goats and fish at the petting zoo.

Then they visited Australia (saw some joeys at a distance) and took a train ride...

...and stopped for lunch at the Safari Grill.

Then it was off to admire the giraffes...

 ...imitate the lion's lapping tongue...

...visit the zooplex filled with giant dino robots...

 ...walk the hanging bridge...

...and admire the turtles, birds, and fish of the underground aquarium world.

 To top off the day, Aunt Kim treated Hunter

(he said this was his favorite part of the day)

 to a stop inside the parakeet cage.

 Here visitors can feed the 'keets on a stick stuck full of seeds.

 The birds come right to the stick in your hand so you get a close-up view of them. 

 Thanks, Kim! It was a wonderful day. And the weather was perfection.