Visit to the Zoo

It was Stevie’s ninth birthday so a trip to the Oregon Zoo and Chuck E Cheese was required. The weather forecast said it was to be sunny and warm but it was cloudy and raining off and on. But it wasn’t that cold and cool weather that meant that the animals were more active. Some were inside but then we could go inside and stay out of the rain.

What was the favorite animal to visit? For the granddaughters it was the penguins. I think it was prompted by the ability to play with the penguins. The penguins liked their pink jackets and would follow their arms as they moved them next to the glass. As for me it was hard to select a favorite. The Anaconda was huge with only its nose above the water so it could breath to the wolf wondering about its space.

It must have been feeding time. Many of the animals were eating that made taking photographs difficult in many cases. The grizzly bear would never raise his head while the chimpanzee was fun to watch as he took the ears of corn from the others to eat. The elephants didn’t seem to want to be out in the rain so didn’t see much of them except for the younger one that seemed to be chased away from the entrances. Maybe there was food in there and they didn’t want to share.

After about three hours wondering around the zoo, the girls wanted to leave. Since the zoo was about to close, we called their Father and headed for Chuck E Cheese. For the girls this is tokens that they seem to spend quickly to get a few prize tickets that they can exchange for cheap prizes. Oh yes, there is also pizza and soda but they have little time for that until the tokens are gone. But it makes them happy and Grandma always gets a picture of them with Chuck E Cheese.