Today we had what seems like our 100th trip to the zoo. Last year when I bought a membership Jim was not overly thrilled with the idea. He thought the kids would get sick of going and the excitement would wear off. I am so happy I get to give him a big "Told You So" every time the kids ask to go. We visit the zoo at least once a week during the summer. Today I had my sister's kids long with us and it was probably one of the more enjoyable trips we've had. It wasn't until the last 10 minutes of a three hour visit that they started to complain about the walking.

We left very early in the morning to beat the heat and to see the animals out and about before the heat set in. We were in luck because almost every animal was up and moving around.

The best by far was this HUGE gorilla that was playing with a duck and her ducklings in a pond. The gorilla would run and pounce in front of the duck, and the duck would return the favor and chase the gorilla down the hill. We watched them for 20 minutes.

At one point the gorilla had chased the duck away and he had grabbed one of the ducklings. I was a little worried until he raised it up to his face a kissed it. It was so sweet.