Houston Zoo Zoobilee April 3,09

We just got a zoo membership and part of being a member means we get to go to Zoobilee which is a members only event each spring. The zoo closes early and the members get the zoo to themselves, the zoo provides a snack, you get to chat with the zoo keepers and ask questions. The kids get a "passport" that they can get stamped at different locations and at the end of the night they get a prize bag. This was the highlight for Hailey, she had to walk up to the tables herself and get the stamp from the person at that station and said thank you when she got it. She had to make sure we saw the tigers, elephants, giraffes, monkeys, and bears. Here are MANY pictures from our trip to Zoobilee. Since Grandmom (mommom) and Grandpop( poppop) were still here they came along too. We all had a lot of fun.



This woman was dressed as a butterfly and was walking around on stilts.

The Sea Lions....this is where she got her first stamp. There was another sea lion but he went somewhere after we walked up to look at them. Hailey kept wondering where it went.

This was one of the aquariums where Hailey got her 2nd stamp. She had to get out of the wago to look at this BIG fish. She actually got down to eye level with it. It was funny. (sorry for it being so dark)

Hailey's "charriot" wagon for the evening.

The reflecting pool at the Houston Zoo...also the location where we got all our snacks!

Looking at the fish in the reflecting poolthe fish

Hailey trying to hula hoop

THE TIGER!! There was only one tiger out when we were there, I do not know if they have more then one or not.

Hailey and Daddy looking at the Tiger

Here we are looking at all the monkeys......

Waiting for her passport to get stamped at the monkey exhibit

Hanging out in the wagon

looking at the orangutangs(he is all the way in the back there)

sitting on the wall that Grandpop and Daddy were sitting on.....such a big girl

Looking at the lions with Daddy
The lions sleeping in the sun

Looking at the Bear....he kept trying to go into his cave area....Hailey was yelling Hi to him

The bear

African dogs ( i think)

Looking at the dogs

Cattle with very big horns...I think they were battling

I think this is a red wolf...he was streching and moving cause he just woke up

Hailey strecthing like the wolf

I forget what these were...but they were playing and were following Hailey along the fence line

Hailey and Grandpop walking to the Elephants

Hailey and Grandmom looking at the Elephants

Hailey, Grandmom and Grandpop

One of the elephants...in the background...all the way back is the baby elephant that was born last year ( i think)

The Giraffe's

Hailey and Grandpop showing each other their tounges (hailey's a different color from eating fruit snacks) and screaming aaahhhh at each other...and we were in front of the giraffe's

Waiting in line for the animal sound contest. Hailey made a great MMMOOO sound and won a red lobster necklace

Waiting to ride the carousel.

Waiting for the ride to start

and we are off......

And....we got our prize bag!!

We were all exhausted after our trip to the zoo...but as you can see we had a great time.

Grandmom and Grandpop are here till the day after easter so I am sure we will have more pictures to come.