Milwaukee Zoo

As I mentioned we spent a day at the Milwaukee Zoo while in Wisconsin for Memorial Day weekend. Jason was laid off for the week so we wanted to see some friends while we were there. Since everyone was working during the day we decided to take Maddy to the zoo for some nice family time. We picked the perfect day. The weather was overcast and cool so the animals were extremely active. The kids were still in school too so we had the zoo basically to ourselves...a front row seat to all the exhibits. We didn't have to worry about the sun rays on the kids or getting too hot. It was great. I friend of mine from college joined us with her daughter Madeline too which was really nice. Maddy just loved Emily and Maddie and I was very excited to finally meet Maddie. It was an awesome day. Here's the sequence of the day:

Maddy and I were impressed with the flamingos ability to sleep on one leg

Nursing monkey just like mommy
(Maddy's comment)

Snack time waiting for Emily and Maddie

Nap time for Mylee

Elephants

One of our favorites: the lion exhibit

Big Maddy and little Maddie

Family photo opt

Nala

Simba

Jaguar

Polar bear

Up close and personal with Melmon the giraffe

Enjoying the giraffes

Sleeping Seal

We ended with the grizzly bears but their pornographic behavior left us no photographic opportunities.

That evening our friends Josh and Annie hosted a wonderful bar-b-que for us and a bunch of other college friends. It was a fun night filled with yummy food and great company. I unfortunately forgot to take some pictures. Oops! Thanks to the Puds for the hospitality and we can't wait to meet the new little Pud this fall.