Dallas Zoo

During Jack's break between summer terms we went on a little mini vacation. We left on a Tuesday after Jack got out of work and drove to a hotel in Dallas. We got up Wednesday morning and took the kids to the Dallas Zoo in the morning, met one of Jack's friends (who is working in Dallas for the summer) at Chipotle for lunch (yummmmmy), stopped for a quick visit to Jack's sister in Kemp, and then went on to Gilmer to Jack's parents' house, where we stayed for the rest of the week.

Yeah, we only took the camera out once the whole time: at the zoo.

There were cool statues and fountains of animals everywhere.


What is that, mom?


Look at the camera, Jack. Where's Daddy?


That was the last time we captured Jack's face in a picture.
Checking out his shoes:


We rented a "double stroller" at the zoo. This thing was amazingly easy to push. Hooray! We probably walked a mile at least.


At the petting zoo:


And after we walked most of one half of the zoo, we walked under the Interstate (yes, you could see and hear cars whizzing past because this zoo is really on -- or under -- the highway), and took the sky tram to see the rest of the zoo. We went under a waterfall:


And we completely wore them out. Jack never did get that shoe back on.


Why, hello, Rafiki. It was nice seeing you here.