Arizona Vacation - Day 2

So, on day 2 we got up and the kids went swimming again with Tim while I packed up and loaded the van. Tim had wanted to get to the zoo right when they opened at 9, but swimming was more important to the kids so that is what they did. (we got to zoo around 10). This picture was taken from up by our room, 3 floors above. I zoomed the camera to the max.



Here we are (in a very unflattering picture) at the zoo. (for speed in posting, the remainder of the photos are in no particular order...)



eating lunch...



My own precious "pearls"



The kids in "Sting Ray Bay"



Aaron is "King of the Wallaby"



can I just tell you... I hate being in pictures (look closely. we are in the monkey encounter and the monkey is climbing the trunk of the tree off to the side of us.)



Caleb and I on a camel ride.



We bought the kids the "wild pass" so they could have unlimited entrance to sting ray bay, and unlimited rides on the carousel, camel, and safari train. I dare say they got their money's worth
on the camel rides alone. They rode 4 or 5 times. They LOVED it.

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I added this one after I realized it actually has all five of us in it...



and now a FEW of the carousel pictures...










In "The Land of the Dragon's"



Aaron "milking" a cow. it was pretty cool. they filled up the "utter" with water and the kids could try milking. It was pretty realistic as far as it went.



brushing the goats in the petting farm









a fun video clip of the kids cooling off... (i love Caleb's little laugh...)



Leaving the zoo.



So after the zoo, we headed out to Lost Dutchman State Park to set up camp. I had rather hoped to get to our next stop by 4:00, cause that's when they had a recreation "gun fight" at the nearby goldfield ghost town, but we didn't leave the zoo until 3:30... so it was a no go. No worries, it wasn't a priority, the priority was getting our money's worth at the zoo, which I believe we did.

So here is Bryan climbing a tree in our camp, with the beautiful superstition mountains int he background.



and here I am, making dinner. Don't ya just love all the swimsuits hanging in the tree trying to get dry?