daddie works @ the zoo

trevan's employer had their summer work party at the hogle zoo on friday. jude had been to zoo already this year with yaya while i was in san fransisco, so he knew he was in for a good time. when we tried to tell him we were going for daddie's work party he just assumed that daddie worked at the zoo. i hope he's not disappointed...

jude's favorite thing at the zoo is baby mark. who is baby mark? well its the baby giraffe @ the zoo and jude named him mark, a fitting name. he brought home his own baby mark from his last trip with yaya to the zoo. while we were walking over to the giraffe exhibit jude started yelling "i'm coming baby mark!" and ran off to see him. he was a little upset when we told him he wouldn't fit in the car to come home with us.

jude's very own giraffe, mark.

jude riding tai lung (kung foo panda) with his new friend caleb.

she was there too.... so darling.

to end the night, jude got to ride on the carousel 2x. he chose to ride boog and kung foo panda. he is big into characters.

for future reference... only go to the zoo if you can go to a private function in the evening. no crowds, animals are alert, and no blistering heat. still stinks though.