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The Wild, The Wacky, The Wonderful

…we got to experience it all at the Saginaw Zoo.

Well, not all.  But you know, we worked through our disappointment {over no lions, or tigers, or bears…oh my}.

What we did score out of the deal was a delicious morning of adventure with our new friends, a yummy picnic lunch, and 4 {relatively} well-behaved toddlers enjoying the gloriously warm, sunny weather.  Getting to talk in complete sentences was a rare joy we {mommies} took full advantage of as we indulged in getting-to-know-each-other-chit-chat! 

The llama “smile” was a highlight.

Lllama Love

Cricket loves animals.  And loves touching them every chance she gets.

Cricket Lllama

Even the animals were sporting the tousled, “messy” beach-hair made famous by the Baywatch babes of days gone by.  Or something.

Steer Love

The girls were fantastic!  I sense lifetime-buddy-dom blossoming here.

Serval Hug

GirlsCheese

{saying”cheese”…with their heinies}

Cricket Tracks

We made it just in time to see the penguins gulp down lunch…

Penguins

while these two “love-birds” got jiggy with it…”oh look, honey…they’re cuddling!”

Parrot NookiePeacock

The customary zoo peacock.  Love ‘em!

 

Over-priced, under-stocked children’s zoo + delightfully refreshing new friends who totally rock = a wonderful way to spend money in the morning

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