It's A Zoo!

Rainy weather is supposed to start next week, so we thought we should take advantage of the sunshine and make a visit to the Oregon Zoo.

After Sam's 4-year check-up this morning (for those who are keeping track -- he weighed 36 pounds and was 42 inches tall) we headed for the zoo.

Sam and Zak -- ready to go!

Sam popping up in the "gopher hole" -- I don't really know
what it's called -- but you get the idea!

Zak watching the lions in the new
Predators of the Serengeti exhibit.

The exhibits windows are so clean and thin that it actually
made me a little nervous -- but you can see that Zak wasn't bothered at all!

Sam watching the cheetahs from the back of a jeep.

Sam playing the drums in the Serengeti exhibit.

Walking in the rain forest.

Sam and Zak on the tractor -- still Sam's favorite thing at the zoo.

A typical ending to many of our trips -- tired boys!