Outing to the Detroit Zoo

It has been a LONG time since my last post because I have not had any real photo opportunities since then. (Winter in Michigan after the snow melts leaves a pretty bleak background for pictures!) In the meantime, I finally saved enough money for my zoom lens, and today was my first chance to use it outside!

Today was Blayne's 3rd birthday, so Beth, Blayne, Kristin, Collette (Kristin's sister), Anna (Kristin's niece), Titus (Kristin's nephew) and I went to the Detroit zoo to celebrate. We had such a great time! I got some precious pictures of each of the kids and some great ones of the animals too. Like always I had a hard time picking the pictures to post, so I am posting SEVERAL of them. Enjoy!

Blayne had a blast pulling his wagon!

I thought this was a cute one of Titus trying to run off at lunchtime.

This is Anna. Isn't she precious?!!

I LOVE this one of Beth and BLayne!

Titus is checking out the llamas... I mean humpless camels... what?!! They sure look like llamas to me! (Sorry you had to be there.)

Another sweet shot of Anna.

Titus and Blayne both wanted to pull the wagon, and finally decided that they could share. Isn't that cute?!!

Blayne is explaining to me that the donkey (left) says "he-haw."

I must have gotten 30 photos of the peacock while we waited for him to finally spread his tail feathers. GORGEOUS!

You should have seen this peacock follow us. Beth chased it away several times. (I think he wanted Blayne's popcorn!)

In the arctic exhibit, there was a tunnel that lead under the seals' pool.

Titus could not get enough of watching the seals swim over our heads!

The Prairie dog exhibit was neat because you could go down in the the tunnels and stick your head up right next to them! Blayne really enjoyed that!

This might be my favorite one of Anna!

Titus was not about to get too close to the geese- they might bite! (He was right!)

WAR EAGLE, HEY! Shout out to Dad and Emy who are at orientation this weekend in Auburn!

Of course I had to get the tigers too... I mean I did graduate from Auburn!

This is for my Michigan wolverine fans.