The Zoo!!!

Matt and I went to the zoo on Sunday. Matt's boss and his wife were kind enough to give us a annual membership to the zoo. The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is about a 5 minute drive away from us. And it has quickly become one of my favorite places! It's actually the country's largest mountain zoo. It's quite impressive and has some of the most spectacular views of Colorado Springs and beyond.

View of Downtown Colorado Springs

My favorite part of the zoo are the giraffes... The giraffes are in an open area and the people walk on deck-like walkways that make you at the giraffes' head height. And for just $1 you get 3 crackers that you can feed them! They get so close you can pet their heads and maybe even get a tongue licking! It's pretty cool!

This visit was to see the 2 babies that were born about 3 weeks ago. They were separated hanging out in a separate pen with their mothers. Too cute for words, so I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves...

Some of our other usual favorites are the muircats, the moose (which I have yet to see standing up in 4 trips to the zoo!!!) and orangutans. The zoo is such a fantastic place and I can't wait to show all our visitors this summer!!

The sitting Moose

Mama & Baby