Sunday, June 29~Cincy Sleep-over~

Friday afternoon I picked the kids up from Springfield and we drove to Cincinnati to see Aunt Sara, Uncle Matt and Evie.  We ate pizza and then went swimming in the pool at Sara's apartment club house.  We pretty much had it all to ourselves both times we went.  On Saturday we decided to go to the zoo.  The Cincinnati Zoo is the 2nd oldest zoo in America founded in 1875. (the Philadelphia Zoo is the oldest)  I believe it may be the prettiest zoo in the state probably due to the fact that it is also a botanical garden park.  I was also impressed with their new Africa Savannah exhibit that has just opened.  It is amazing what they have done with so little space.  We were treated to seeing the newest baby giraffe and were among the first to see the African painted dogs in their new exhibit.  A favorite of the kids was the Bat-eared fox because their exhibit had a tunnel underneath and then they could emerge in a bubble in the center of the exhibit.  We watched a 4-D movie Rio and rode the train and the carousel before heading home to jump in the pool again.  Lots of week end fun!

Luke and Uncle Matt playing Pokemon

Sara painting the girl's nails

Hugga Bugga!

Lily wanted to ride the parrot but had to settle for a manatee!

The baby giraffe was adorable

The Wild African Painted Dog

And this is the Bat-eared Fox of Africa.  A great experience for the kids

Riding the train

Sorry Trish, your kids love snakes!!

This was a Rainbow Boa and Lily was letting it taste her with his tongue

Climbing the Rhinos on the way out