Louisville Zoo visit with Heidi

Yesterday we went to the zoo with Aunt Dorothy and Heidi and had a wonderful time! It was a bit humid but the skies were clear and the day was beautiful.

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Our first stop was to feed the giraffes. Anyone have any idea how difficult it is to get two 2 year olds and a giraffe to look at the camera at the same time? This was my best shot. :)

Feeding the giraffes
We visited the gorillas and got to see the male Silverback up close and in action. He appeared to get upset at one point and threw a huge green barrel (like it was a cotton ball I might add) before darting around the enclosure. All the other gorillas moved just about as fast as he did in an obvious attempt to get out of his way!

Kennedy checking out the large stuffed gorilla in the gift shop

This gorilla and Heidi have a funny story. Heidi was running a bit ahead of us. Dorothy wanted her to stop so referring to the Gorillas we had just seen she yelled "Heidi, stop or the Gorilla might get you." Timing couldn't have been more perfect (or worse from Heidi's point of view) as at that exact moment she rounded the corner and practically ran in to this big guy. She literally flew into the air and you've never seen a kid run back to their mother so fast. Bless her heart she was a bit terrified and did cry. Of course Dorothy and I thought it was hilarious. lol :) Dorothy wanted to get a picture of Heidi with the gorilla but she refused to go anywhere near the thing. We finally got a picture with Dorothy by having them stand outside the gift shop with the gorilla in the background. Poor Heidi but too funny! lol :)

Heidi and Reagan seeing how they compare insize to a tiger at the tiger exhibit

After visiting a few of those big animals we headed to the water area. Aunt Dorothy had the brilliant idea of having ice cream before getting in the water so the kids could rinse off there. Thanks for the sweet treat Aunt Dorothy!

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Kennedy wondering why she doesn't get to hold her ice cream cone...

Reagan paying more attention to the ice cream on her leg than to how its getting there...

Sweet and happy Heidi!

Kennedy says this is more like it!

The last time we visited the water park it was so crazy and there were so many big kids Reagan was nervous and didn't want to wait in the lines for the water slides. This time there weren't very many kids around and as you can see from the pictures below Reagan had a blast!

Heidi checking out some water spouts

Kennedy waiting for the water to reappear

Reagan trying to convince Heidi to try out one of the water slides

Reagan says what fun!

Heidi says, I'm not sure...

Way to go Heidi!

While Kennedy was waiting for Regan to finish up playing in the water she decided she would put herself in Aunt Dorothy's stroller. She is such a busy little girl! :)

Holding hands at the end of a fun day at the zoo!