I Love my Zoo!!!
I just want to apologize for the delay in adding new posts to the blog. We have been having too much fun and I just haven't had the energy to add new pictures. I promise not to let a two week delay happen again.
This was the first trip to the Toledo Zoo this year and Megan was super excited to see her favorite animals and because she was going to the zoo with Rosemary Olsaver. The first stop was to see the polar bears but Megan spotted the fountain first. She was so interested with these "polar bears" that she wouldn't even think about looking at the camera.
Megan had a prime spot in Grandma Berthold's arms and liked watching the polar bear scratch his back by rubbing up against the rocks.
This is the tail end (pun intended) for what made Megan laugh out loud. The polar bear was standing up on the rocks and he was trying to jump on a piece of Styrofoam, he missed but ended up diving right in front of Megan. She wasn't able to see where he was, so when he jumped, she only saw a big polar bear coming at her with no warning. She loved it!
Up next was the carousal. Megan was too small last year but this year when Rosemary wanted to ride, Megan did too. Rosemary wanted to ride "Louie" aka the elephant and Megan wanted to ride "Monkey" aka the monkey. They just happened to be in the same row, so they were in luck. Megan liked going up and down, but was in stimulation over load, when it first started moving. She wanted to look at everything going by, but quickly realized that couldn't happen. When the ride ended she gave the sign for "more" but we had a lot of the zoo to see. Some how I'm guessing that we will be riding the carousal a lot this year.
Not even 2 years old and she already knows that we have to take pictures on all of the animals. It's tradition!
"I see Louie!" After crossing over to the main part of the zoo, the first stop was to see Louie, Rosemary favorite animal. She loves him, to the point that every elephant is named Louie. Rosemary and Megan started at him for a long time and wouldn't have watched him all day if we had let them. 
The classic Toledo Zoo picture! This poor guy doesn't look like he is going to last much longer, look at the crack on his truck :( right next to the chain around his ankle :( 
Since we got back from visiting family in Canada, Megan has been in love with monkeys. I think it comes from me calling her a monkey when she would climb into Caila's top bunk, but whatever the reason, she was ALL about the monkeys, orangutans and gorillas. Here she is waving at the "monkey" and saying "Hi, monkey" (and no, she never tapped on the glass!)
Just watching the orangutan family. 
Rosemary and Megan together weigh the same as a female orangutan, just in case you were wondering.
I can never get good pictures of the real gorillas. But Megan was fascinated by them. Granted they had a family dispute while we were watching them. Let me tell you, Big Daddy Silver back gorilla, got things in order real fast! Then after he was done "talking" to his children, he sat right in front of us and Megan was in aw. 
Best way to travel around the zoo! 
Megan couldn't quite understand that if she stood there she would be a butterfly. She wanted to turn around and look at the butterfly wings, so this is the best picture I had. Still cute though.
Last picture of the day, do you think they had a good time? They were so well behaved all day and had such a great time looking at all of the different animals. I am so glad we live so close to the Toledo Zoo so we can visit as often as we want. Plus a few days after we were there, the zoo's brand new huge and 100% interactive "Children's Neighborhood" opened. It looked awesome from the outside I can't wait to take Megan there. I LOVE MY ZOO!!!
This was the first trip to the Toledo Zoo this year and Megan was super excited to see her favorite animals and because she was going to the zoo with Rosemary Olsaver. The first stop was to see the polar bears but Megan spotted the fountain first. She was so interested with these "polar bears" that she wouldn't even think about looking at the camera.
Megan had a prime spot in Grandma Berthold's arms and liked watching the polar bear scratch his back by rubbing up against the rocks.
This is the tail end (pun intended) for what made Megan laugh out loud. The polar bear was standing up on the rocks and he was trying to jump on a piece of Styrofoam, he missed but ended up diving right in front of Megan. She wasn't able to see where he was, so when he jumped, she only saw a big polar bear coming at her with no warning. She loved it!
Up next was the carousal. Megan was too small last year but this year when Rosemary wanted to ride, Megan did too. Rosemary wanted to ride "Louie" aka the elephant and Megan wanted to ride "Monkey" aka the monkey. They just happened to be in the same row, so they were in luck. Megan liked going up and down, but was in stimulation over load, when it first started moving. She wanted to look at everything going by, but quickly realized that couldn't happen. When the ride ended she gave the sign for "more" but we had a lot of the zoo to see. Some how I'm guessing that we will be riding the carousal a lot this year.
Not even 2 years old and she already knows that we have to take pictures on all of the animals. It's tradition!
"I see Louie!" After crossing over to the main part of the zoo, the first stop was to see Louie, Rosemary favorite animal. She loves him, to the point that every elephant is named Louie. Rosemary and Megan started at him for a long time and wouldn't have watched him all day if we had let them. 
The classic Toledo Zoo picture! This poor guy doesn't look like he is going to last much longer, look at the crack on his truck :( right next to the chain around his ankle :( 
Since we got back from visiting family in Canada, Megan has been in love with monkeys. I think it comes from me calling her a monkey when she would climb into Caila's top bunk, but whatever the reason, she was ALL about the monkeys, orangutans and gorillas. Here she is waving at the "monkey" and saying "Hi, monkey" (and no, she never tapped on the glass!)
Just watching the orangutan family. 
Rosemary and Megan together weigh the same as a female orangutan, just in case you were wondering.
I can never get good pictures of the real gorillas. But Megan was fascinated by them. Granted they had a family dispute while we were watching them. Let me tell you, Big Daddy Silver back gorilla, got things in order real fast! Then after he was done "talking" to his children, he sat right in front of us and Megan was in aw. 
Best way to travel around the zoo! 
Megan couldn't quite understand that if she stood there she would be a butterfly. She wanted to turn around and look at the butterfly wings, so this is the best picture I had. Still cute though.
Last picture of the day, do you think they had a good time? They were so well behaved all day and had such a great time looking at all of the different animals. I am so glad we live so close to the Toledo Zoo so we can visit as often as we want. Plus a few days after we were there, the zoo's brand new huge and 100% interactive "Children's Neighborhood" opened. It looked awesome from the outside I can't wait to take Megan there. I LOVE MY ZOO!!!
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I was waiting and waiting to see these pictures. I love the Toledo Zoo too. Can't wait to visit in a few weeks when we make our travels north. Fun times at the zoo.
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