New town, New Zoo, Old Friends

My friend says: You MUST visit the AZ zoo!
Well of course we go, 2 moms, 11 kids, 2 strollers, lots of snacks and Sunshine!
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We start our adventure in High Spirits. The Zoo is full of never ending awesome animals! Evee finds the Zebras first!
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Entering the Amazon area we stumble upon an awesome off road vehicle to snag & take a ride!
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WE take a little break in the Shade by the Macaw, he was shy (the bird...not the humans!) Some of these kids even blend in with their surroundings.
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Us, Bennetts take a rest & snack break @ Club Silvestre...local hot spot in the AZ zoo!
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Rykel & Shae snag the bench by the Fruits & Juice (I think...?)
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After just seeing the animals the kids wanted to Get our hands into REAL work
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Some felt it was a bit harder than they thought it would be.
Evee's not quite sure what's happening here...neither are we?!




We tried working the equipment & helping out.
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We even groomed the goats with our friends.
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Our MOST FAVORITE PART...and I mean MY favorite part was the
 LITTLE PEOPLE Playground.
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Some kids were definitely more thrilled than others. I know Evee had a blast. Her real own Little People LIFE SIZE (to her size anyways)! She ran around that playground area like a Pig in her Pigpen...or something much cuter and way excited to be there.


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You can tell that Kenzie and Wyatt loved riding the cows. Shae pointed out the pumpkin, and it is just like the one we have at home. YES SIR SHAE!
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We sure had fun with our friends. I know Klai loved playing with Alyssa. The boys enjoyed having Taft & Kenzie around, and of course Evee and Emily were bosom buddies from the start.
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Getting my Horizontal Exercise in (seen Pitch Perfect lately?)


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Well while visiting the AZ zoo; I ran a horizontal mile, we all had an uncomfortable tram ride with a boy that had to go REAL bad,  kids getting their toes and pants wet in the play area/stream, giggling over the Incredible Little People playground and leaving with only a few bonks...I must say this was quite an a Zoo Adventure! And we all survived:)