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I recently took Keaton to the zoo. It was only his 2nd time and once again he loved it. It was $25 for both of us to go. No train ride, no stingray bay etc. Last year I got this zoo membership coupon. $108 for two adults and up to 4 kids...I decided to go for it but the new coupon won't be out until late October. So I just paid for the day and decided to wait. When I was leaving they told me I saw a sign that said I could apply that days admission toward the membership. So that's what we did. I now have an adult pass for myself and for "guest" plus four children. Do people actually say they only have 1 child? Anyway we had lots of fun and now that the weather is getting nicer maybe we'll make a few more visits.


Just for comparison, this was Keaton last October at the zoo, a little shorter and a little more baby face.

Then this year, last week of September. He has actually grown quite a bit and lost some roundness to his face, although he still has chubby cheeks.

The reptiles and amphibians were one of this favorite things.

He was actually a little scared with this Javelina (Collared Peccary) started walking toward him, it was hard to get this pic.

We watched a lion tear apart a box with some sort of bird inside that he and the female later shared. After that he definitely wanted to be the lion on the Carousel later that morning.

When it was time for a break we decided to go into the monkey village before we had food etc. It is pretty fun to watch those things scurry around. The man was telling us all about how the Alpha Male recently got out and he's always trying to escape because he gets picked on. The zoo had taken out the previous Alpha because he was getting old. None of the females like the new one because he didn't "prove himself" to get his position. Apparently he has still fathered many children but the women gang up and beat him frequently.

This is not him, he was in "time out" because of his recent attempts to run.

The slash pad is really conveniently placed half way around the long walk. This is where we took our break, there is a nice place to get food and sit by the lake.

Bye animals, see you soon! Maybe even over fall break!