Hogle Zoo

So we've been dying to take Alex to the zoo and we finally came through on that promise a few weeks ago. Alex loves 'anmals' -as he calls them- so you can just imagine how much fun he had watching the real thing instead of just the T.V. animations of bears, elephants, and monkeys. We took our stroller with us but we decided to just let Alex walk around and we were amazed by how well he did by staying by mommy and daddy. The park wasn't full either so we felt comfortable by letting him explore a little more. Alex loved watching all the animals but he really enjoyed watching this cute little squirrel the most. That squirrel moved so quick from one side of the glass room to the other, and Alex was just fascinated by it. I think the squirrel reminded of him because he does the exact same thing at home, run from one room to another like someone is chasing him. I've learned it's the way a 2 year-old moves around. I don't have pictures of the squirrel but I did take a picture of this white alligator that was visiting Hogle Zoo during the summer. Apparently this blue-eyed white alligator is a leucistic animal (not albino) that can sunburn and that's why they kept him away from sun-light. Here are a few pictures of our little trip to the zoo.