God's Creatures Great and Small

Cole and I got to go to the zoo yesterday with our friends Courtney and Lyric. I think the last time I went to the zoo was when I was a kid; school field trip or something. I think I was in as much awe and amazement as Cole was to see all of the beautiful animals. God sure is a master artist.

Lyric and Cole get ready to take a tour of the wild kingdom.

I don't know why I included this one other than I think Cole is just so cute.


Our first stop was the marcats (I think that's what they are called).

Second stop was the giraffes. Once Cole noticed them he was in awe. He was pointing to them with his eyes wide and his jaw dropped. It was so neat.

The elephants were just as amazing to Cole.



I forget what this one is called but I thought it was so interesting. It had stripes on it's legs like a Zebra and a head that resembled a deer. What an awesome creation.

Who could resist the turtles? I love turtles.


This leopard was so gorgeous. Look at his confidence. I can almost feel his power and strength.



We stood and watched this bear pace back and forth for several minutes. I kind of felt bad that he had no where else to go. I could almost image what he would be doing in the wild.

So beautiful.

We stopped and ate lunch near a pond. After we ate, Lyric chased the pigeons that had gathered nearby. She was so adorable. I loved that I could take a picture of her in action.
I can imagine Cole chasing the birds next year.




We stopped to see the groundhogs (I think that's what these were), and Cole couldn't stop watching them pop their heads in and out of their holes. I don't know why he was making "fish face" but I thought he was so cute.


We stopped at the kids petting zoo to pet the goats. I did not get any pictures of this (unfortunately) but Cole loved getting to pet an animal. He squealed in excitement and kicked his legs and waved his arms around when we'd get near one. I think this was one of his favorite parts of the zoo. Cole can't take his eyes off of the goats as we leave the area (pictured above).

The bald eagle. What a majestic creature. The bird stretched out his wings for us once.

Cole was taken aback by its size.

Finally, the tiger was out! We waited all day for this one to make an appearance. It was well worth the wait. What a fantastic creature. Beautiful.

These coy fish were HUGE. I didn't get a good picture of the largest one we spotted but I think he's probably close to 4 feet long. It was amazing.

Thank you Courtney and Lyric! Cole and I had such a great time. We will definitely have to go again soon. We will not be strangers to the zoo. What a neat place. (Check out how excited Cole was about the zoo in the picture above. He has his arm in the air as if to say, "This place rocks!".