Jonah - Nature Photographer - Zoo Trip

Seth, Mia and Jonah

Had to include Jonah's picture of the birds mating

There is a baby in this kangaroo's pouch going for the carrot I think.

Mia playing in the water park

I love this picture.

Gar - They have teeth!

Turtles

Manatee

There is a sea horse on the left hand side.

This guy moves so slowly and so seldom that he doesn't look real.

So many pictures. I tried to edit, but there were still so many from just one trip to the zoo and the park surrounding it.

Zoo - DinoQuest

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Jonah, Seth and dinosaur

Jill and friend

Mia on merry-go-round
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We went to the zoo yesterday to see the special dinosaur exhibit -- animated, life-size dinosaurs who moved, roared and sometimes spit water at the guests. On the way to the zoo, Jonah told a joke. He said he needed a new butt because his old one had a crack in it. That got a lot of laughs and a stern comment from his grandma. At first, Jill was terrified, but not Mia. Seth and Jonah rode the flume ride and Jill and Mia stood at the end of the ride and got spashed again and again. We had a special reason for visiting the zoo because Jaime and Aaron were busy moving into their NEW HOUSE!

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Mia spent the night with me last night and as she was going to sleep, she said, "Remember my mommy putting my bed together in my new room?" Then she laughed and said, "Remember getting wet at the flume ride?" Then she turned on her side to go to sleep and said quietly, "And everybody loves me." What a happy day for our family.

Jonah's Home! Trip to the Zoo

Eagle

Pelican on her nest

Fruit bat skeleton

Bright blue poison dart frog

Cousins

Zoo entrance

Jonah and Jill

Mia

This is "Lake Sharon" at the zoo. Really.

Jaime, Mia, Jill and Jonah

Mia pushing buttons to make the frogs croak.

Jonah is home and we made a celebratory trip to the zoo. Jonah and Jill were both SO good. Jonah helped his mom a lot. It could be that he has grown up some since he was gone. It may wear off in three days, but it was wonderful! They had a great time, then we went to the park to play on the playground while Jonah explored the creek and the river a little bit. Then we got ice cream. A very hot but fun day.