Brookfield Zoo

We're really lucky to be by two zoos. One is free (Lincoln Park Zoo, the one we're walking distance away) and the other is about 30-60 mins away (Brookfield Zoo). The library has passes you can pick up to different museums and attractions around the area and this one was available and we were too on Saturday so off we went! You may notice that the boys are wearing matching shirts. These shirts use to be Chris and Ty's. How cute are they!!! Cherie made them for her boys and sent them in a package for them. I love them!!! I was going to get a picture of the two of them but we never did through out the day. Sometime I'll do it. Thanks for the shirts Cherie!!!

The things we enjoyed most about this zoo that the Lincoln Park Zoo doesn't have:

Elephants (What zoo doesn't have elephants!? I guess the Lincoln Park Zoo did have elephants about three years ago but one died from old age and then awhile later the other one died too unexplained. They think maybe loneliness:(

Dolphins! We love dolphins and Brookfield Zoo does a show, we loved it:)

We hit the end of their sting ray and shark exhibit. We got to pet the sting rays (kind of gross and slimy, not my cup of tea) Jared was kind of scared and thought they were going to eat his hand. Spencer just loved the water.
We thought this tiger was cool. He put on quite the show for the spectators! (there is a tiger at Lincoln Park Zoo)

We're glad that we have the free zoo so close and another one to enjoy on occasion. A day well worth the $20 (parking, dolphin show, sting ray petting, carousel).