Allison's 1st Trip to the Zoo!

Today was a beautiful sunny day. It was quite warm also, but bearable. We weren't really sure what we were going to do for the day...Chuck's mom, Bonnie, is in town until tomorrow morning, so we wanted to get out and about. We were going to go to the World War I museum but had a change of heart as we came close to the exit for the zoo! So much excitement...however, I realized once we had loaded Allison into the stroller I didn't pack any sunblock or a hat for her. Luckily there were plenty of mothers around and one over heard us ask the ticket lady if they had sunblock in the gift shop and offered us some, as she too knows that gift shops tend to rip you off for the smallest things. We ended up in the gift shop also, to buy a hat for Allison. It was a bit big on her, but it worked for keeping her head out of the sun for the most part...until she would pull it off!

We only had 2 1/2 hours to see the zoo, so we didn't get to see everything. I wasn't able to see my kangaroos I so dearly love watching, as they are free to roam around the grassy area, no fence between spectators and joey! So that was a bummer, but we did manage to get through "Africa" and saw hippos, a rino, giraffes, lions, a cheetah and many many more animals. And we were able to go through "Asia" and that is where they kept the Orangatangs and Tigers.
I really enjoy the Omaha Zoo better b/c of the aquarium and I think there is much more to see. We would like to get over to St. Louis to their zoo sometime this year, maybe next?

Anyway, by the time we were making our way to the front gate Allison was passed out in the stroller....such a long but fun day!

Here are a few pictures, and I'm also including a picture of Allison in her cute outfit from Mazatlan Mexico that Grandma and Grandpa Heisterkamp brought back for her.

Allison all tuckered out after the zoo.

The Lions caught a whiff of Allison's diaper!

Daddy & Allison by the lions.

Allison in her Mazatlan Outfit.