We have been wanting to go to the zoo as a family since last year when we went and because of side jobs and wanting to be with family and other things that have kept us busy we finally decided that we would take this weekend and go even if we had to put some things off. We are so glad we did. The weather was perfect, we were the perfect temperature and the animals must have liked it too because a lot of them were really active. We decided to try the Boise Zoo because it was closer and cheaper. It was a good size and had some really cool animals so it is safe to say we will be visiting again. Anyway enough of my blabbering the pictures are the fun part and the real reason I blog.

I probably took 10 of these pictures and I did not get a single one of them being cute at the same time. O well.

 They had all of there statues dressed up in costumes and as we were leaving they blew up all their inflatable Halloween yard ornaments. Addison saw Winnie the Pooh dressed as Dracula and thought it was pretty great. When she was telling my mom about it she told her Winnie the Pooh was a dragon.

 I wanted a picture next to the snow leopard because he was so close to us and when we waved our hands in front of the glass he would hiss at us and he even swatted his massive paw at Addison. It was pretty cool and scary at the same time, the glass wasn't very thick.

 So this is basically a horrible picture but I had to put it on because it was a moment we might never see again. Yes Doug had to force Macy's hand out there to feed the goat but she didn't absolutely freak out. Addison fed the goats too but I was a little late pulling out the camera to document that one and couldn't convince her to do it again so you will just have to take my word for it.

 This is Addison's favorite picture because, well.... she is a turtle.

 Big ears are supposed to help you hear better so I tried it out and Doug thought it was pretty funny.

 The girls thought I was cool though and wanted to do it too.

We were saying hello into the other end of the ears so of course Macy had to do her cute little hello from the other end.

We had so much fun spending all that time as a family and seeing the animals. I am so glad we took the time to go. We are so blessed and I am glad that we are able to take the time to slow down and do enjoyable things just because we can. I am so grateful for our girls and the smiles they always put on our faces and I am grateful for Doug and his willingness to put other things aside because he knows that I need stuff like this to unwind. He is always trying to make us happy and I am so grateful for that.