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Aunt Shannon getting Zoe ready for a visit to Brookfield Zoo in the Chicago area.
Aunt Mandy listens to one of Zo's stories.
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At the Zoo with Shannon, Mandy and Jared.
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Giraffes.
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"Jared is funny"
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And much taller than you!
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Although just about everyone is taller than you.
Except your sibling.
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This guy looked like a statue, until he moved.
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Your Dad couldn't wait to bring you here.
He loved the place when he was a kid.
We have some shots of architectural details, but I took this one.
Pachyderms in an art deco font. Nice.
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Monkeys! This place was really crowded, so you both got to ride on shoulders!
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Lucky you!
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We got lucky and saw one of the peacocks showing his feathers. Kind of hard to see, but I got Zoe to stand in front of it. She's been somewhat enamored with them for awhile. Well since she found a beanie baby version at a thrift shop. It's BEAUTIFUL and she likes BEAUTIFUL things.
It was pretty cool to see these out in the open, just wandering around. The first one we saw was outside a bathroom. This was more picturesque!
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Dolphin show.
All 4 dolphins were pregnant!
Oh my.
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The swamp.
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And as we were nearing the end of our day, yet another peacock putting on a show. Nicely placed between the two lions. Did they pay him to do that?!
Can't wait to go back!
2 comments:
ah! I'm hoping to take a trip to Chicago with the kids this summer - give Rob your best tips will ya? I have no idea where to even start - with kids along! looks like this was fun, & different than what we have here??
Darcie- it is different for sure. Worth a day (and outside of the city a bit). I haven't officially visited Lincoln Park Zoo (just a walk thru pre-hours when I was in town for a conference) but that one looked fun too. Smaller. Different. = Manageable.
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