A walk on the wild side

Mitch & Hazel making music by jumping on chimes

I've been asking so many questions about animals lately that Mom and Dad decided to take me and Hazel to the Waco Zoo this weekend.

We met up with Daddy's friends Deep and Virginia, who brought along their kids Maya, 6, and Sai, 3.  I was pretty excited to see a zebra, but it turns out the Waco Zoo doesn't have a zebra. However, they did have a lion that I could get right next too, and boy could he roar.

I also saw giraffes, lots of monkeys and birds, a tiger, antelopes, meerkats, and a rhino.  We also saw an elephant pee and poop - it was quite a sight. That's all us kids were talking about after we left.

Hazel and her friend

Hazel's favorite animal was a jackrabbit that came right up to the glass. She really liked it and didn't want to leave. She also liked this orangutan statue. She liked playing with its hands and when we left the playground area with the statue, she went to it, had a little conversation with it, and said, "Bye, bye monkey! Bye!"

The other neat thing about the zoo was that they had a lot of play areas for kids, including things to climb on and musical instruments. It was a fun trip and we were pretty exhausted from our day at the zoo.  Here are the pictures.