Vacation Day 3 (6/19/12)

Dear Gage,

Today we decided to take a break from the hot sand and visited a local zoo. We took a nice scenic drive down the Emerald Parkway down to Gulf Breeze, FL. The Gulf Breeze Zoo is a small, 50 acre animal park with a variety of different animals to see. We bought some food for the animals when we bought our tickets, so we were prepared once we walked into the zoo. There were several animals willing to take the food off our hands and we were excited to share. The first group of animals were the typical petting zoo animals: sheep, goats, llamas. We were a little worried about you getting too close to them, but  you weren't afraid at all. You went right up to one of the goats and I was afraid he was going to make a meal out of your hand. But he was a gentle when you and daddy fed him out of the cup.

Helping Daddy feed the goat

 After the petting zoo, we got to feed the giraffes! They were very excited about the food. You weren't quite sure what to think about the tall animals and you couldn't take your eyes off of them.

Big giraffes

We spent the afternoon looking around the zoo. We saw a variety of different animals, including black bears, tigers, cougars, zebras, giant tortises, camels, rhinos, gorillas, kangaroos, emus, and many more.

 

Momma kangaroo and her Joey :)

Explorer Maddy





Explorer Gage



Gage the Gorilla

Photogenic family, photogenic camel

When we got back to our condo, we got into our swim clothes and took a dip in the pool. It was cool and refreshing after spending the day at the zoo.

Swimming with Momma

 We brought some garden fresh veggies with us, so I cooked dinner at the condo. We had green beans, cabbage, cole slaw, fried squash, grilled zucchini and Daddy grilled hamburgers. It was a very tasty dinner and you really enjoyed the green beans and squash. We took our nightly walk on the beach and watched the sun set. Another beautiful day.



Loving the Gulf!



Fleeing from a wave!

Playing with Daddy

I love you,
Mommy