the zoo

Yesterday we drove to Waco to visit the Cameron Park Zoo with Missy, Ellsworth, Bryant, and Missy's parents who are visiting from California. It was super hot, but we had a good time seeing all the animals.

Gavin was pretty excited to see the enormous tortoises. They were huge!



Smart one, here, taking a dip in the water to stay cool.

Here Gavin is enjoying the air conditioning while checking out all the fish.

We checked out the tepees. Gavin was getting sleepy by now - can you tell?

Having a little snack while checking out the rhinos.

This rhino was just in front of the fence, but we almost didn't see him hiding in the shade of the trees!

Now this animal had the right idea. What elephant doesn't enjoy a little water sprinkler action?

We were inspired by the elephant to have some sprinkler fun of our own back at the Herring's house. Uncle E took the boys out back to get soaked.

Bryant was a little more comfortable getting sprayed in the face than Gavin, but I think they both had a very good time!

My camera decided that it didn't have enough battery power for a lengthy video, but you get the idea of how cute the boys were in just the few seconds you get to see here.