Dallas Zoo

First off I'm sorry for so many template changes! I was experimenting with which one looked best and I think I like the new colors! What about you? I was not diggin the bright orange and yellow swirls anymore. 

Secondly!!! My sister had a baby!!!!!!! I am so thrilled for her and Mark on their new baby boy James Willis Carraway Dixon!!! What a dapper, honest name. I love it. He is so sweet and adorable. They live in Princeton, NJ so I'm going to have to wait to see him and my sister for another month when I go visit them. I am just beyond thrilled for another nibling! (haha look it up!) I love being an auntie so much. :) After I go visit I'll DEFINITELY post pictures of the little dude and what we did all weekend. Can't wait! 

Anywho! 

Last weekend Andy and I didn't have many plans other than become Dallas tourists. The weather was gorgeous all weekend (mid 90s) so we went to the Dallas Zoo, the Farmer's Market, and to Babe's Chicken Dinner Restaurant in Roanoke. 

Whoa. Just whoa. Let me just say this zoo was pretty awesome. They have one huge African exhibit that has all zebras, elephants, ostriches, antelope, and various birds sharing the same space! It was so neat to see them all interacting with each other. 

Here is a panoramic picture that shoes the whole expanse. I loved how open and natural it was. 

The giraffes were nearby this exclosure and probably have a door that lets them into the bigger one sometimes. Get this....you can FEED THE GIRAFFES YOURSELF! No joke! For 5 bucks you get five pieces of lettuce (totally a ripoff) and the giraffes will walk on over to you and stick out their HUGE, BLACK TONGUES and eat the lettuce right out of your hands. 

Of course I was gawking over the gorillas and chimps. I couldn't get any good shots of the whole gorilla but this one was leaning with his feet up against the glass. How cool is that???

Look at that opposable toe! 

The chimpanzees also had a huge exhibit with tons of trees, swings, and natural environment. That mama up in the tree is holding a 3 week old baby chimp who was just born! Maybe you can see his little face peaking out. Adorbs. 

We didn't have time to see the whole zoo but we saw tons of other things like warthogs, okapi (mix between a zebra and a horse), birds, giant tortoises, and more. Andy and I became members right away so we can go back for free anytime! We can also take guests so if you come visit we would be happy to take you here to see the animals. 

I know you can't wait to feed those giraffes...just admit it. :) 

Love,

Betsy, Andy, and Lincoln