Friday, May 28, 2010

First Zoo Trip

The kids have been to the Baptist Mission in Haiti and have seen the animals there but we were looking forward to showing them zoo animals. Saturday was a gorgeous day so we headed to the valley.



The kids weren't crazy about ice cream when they first arrived but they now fully embrace our love for ice cream.



The obligatory pony ride. The smiles were pretty big the whole way around the track. So cute!



Gaelle was adamant that she also wanted to ride the pony but I wasn't sure she would go through with it. But she did. And again, her face was beaming the whole time and she was giving us big waves all around the track.



You've got to love the wild cat. Both kids were thrilled to pet the local cat. Forget the lions. Can I touch the cat?



Peter reached out to touch the llamas without hesitation. They were super docile. Probably the hit of the day was the baby goats. They are goats all over Haiti so this was hardly a novelty, but who can resist baby goats at play. We spent a lot of time just watching them. Good times!

1 comment:

Gwen said...

I'm impressed - they both rode the pony! Mari would FREAK OUT . .. She still freaks out when she sees a dog (we don't have one) She was okay when we were in the "wild animal" part of the zoo and the animals were behind the fence.