The Good Zoo

This morning Nic, Tiffany, Ryleigh and myself went to the Oglebay Good Zoo! We had tons of fun!

First up, the model train room.


This held their attention for a very brief moment before the went running to the next room...

They keep you on your toes!

The next room was an activity room. Nic went right for the table with all of the little animals and other miniature items on it. He LOVES stuff like this!




Not terribly interested in the monkeys


a future vet, maybe?


enjoying the aquariums!


the spectacled bear was so cool! they got to get right up next to him!!!



and he's done! help me down, please :)


on to the next thing!


Ry and Nic checking out the ostriches


The next exhibit was Lorikeet landing...Nic's reaction was priceless! You have to go through a little building to get into the aviary where the Lorikeets live. Well, Nic opened the door to the aviary, took one look at the Lorikeets, screamed and quickly shut the door! Eventually, he mustered up the courage to go in, but as you can see from the look on his face, he was on guard as he circled the aviary...



Eventually, he warmed up to them. He even scooted up next to them on the ground, like he does with Oscar. I was sure he was going to end up sitting on one!



FYI, Lorikeets bite! Tiffany found out the hard way.

When the kids decided jumping over the ropes and chasing after Lorikeets was a good idea, the mommies decided it was time to move on!


Next up, the goats!

Nic was unsure of them at first. He wasn't crazy about the baby one, but loved the big huge on with horns and a severe pooping problem! (of course) I have no picture of him with that one because I was too busy trying to keep Nic out of mounds of goat poo.

And of course, Nic and Ry wanted to go in the stable which was roped off. He got mad and cried and pointed, so I took a picture :) I will say he didn't keep trying to go in, he just pointed and cried.


After a long morning at the zoo Nic was tired and ready for a nap!


Of course, we couldn't leave the zoo without a trip to the gift shop! Nic picked out a cool stuffed snake and wore it around the house when we got home. He is too funny!