Late this afternoon the kids and I met up with our family friends, Corin (Aunt Corin to the kid's - she's been there since their births), Jonathan and Emma Huff to go to the zoo. Turtle Back Zoo is in Essex County NJ and on Tuesday you can get into the zoo for $1/person after 1:00 pm.
The funny thing is both my kids have been to this zoo on school field trips but this was my first visit. What shocked me most of all was that we were able to see almost every animal exhibited. If you've been to a zoo, you know that the majority of the time the animals are out of view either sleeping or cooling off in the shade and it is disappointing not to see them. This was not the experience today. I saw more big cats on this one visit than I have ever seen... including black bears, wolves, a red fox... you get the idea. We SAW the animals!! The only disappointing part was that the "Asian" area where the red panda is (the only animal Emily wanted to see) was under construction.
It was a wonderful afternoon and we are ready to go back again.
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| Boys are Going to the Birds |
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| The two Em's hand in hand |
We saw a doe and two fawns at Java yesterday, and two weeks ago, we saw a red fox. The new green metal roof is on the cabin now, and we're getting a large air-conditioning unit in the wall of the living room.
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