Ah-ah-ah-ZOO!

I know. It's rare that I write one blog post right after the other, but I had some spare time today. Plus, it's my mom's birthday today, and what better present could I give her than pictures of her grandbaby? Well, probably a nice scarf, or a panini maker or something. Regardless, here are some pictures of our trip to the zoo, whether you like it or not.

What a suave fellow.

I think he might be sticking his tongue out at me. Which makes this the cutest animal picture you will probably see all week.

There was a giraffe feeding platform that was a fantastic experience for James. 

They got very close and were very curious about us. I think we would have enjoyed it more if the giraffes didn't smell to high heaven. Man, their urine is stench-tastic.

The zoo was pretty ghetto low-tech. They had an incredible amount of animals (especially birds), but the enclosures were just wood blocks stuck in the ground. However, the animals seemed happy and were very active the entire time we were there.

Not sure if he's stuck or just resting his head in an awkward position. This is an Andean Condor - the largest bird of prey in the world! Cool!

There are few things cuter than a pile of sleeping lemurs.

Little J made friends with a Cotton Topped Tamarin. 

I have to say, monkeys and primates terrify me. Their little faces are so humanoid, that it is very very creepy. Well, I guess you could argue that our faces are ape-like, so that's why it's creepy. Either way, it's a good thing they're cute, too otherwise I don't think I could handle it.

Well if this isn't the cast of the next Disney movie, I don't know what is. It's a Golden Tamarin and a porcupine of some kind.

After a long day of animal watching, both the Js snuggled up on the bed and watched some Sesame Street on the iPod. One thing I am extraordinarily grateful for is that Little J is a snuggly, snuggly baby. I love that about him. I'll probably love bringing it up in front of his teenaged friends some day too.

I don't have a picture of it, but Little J was eating some animal crackers (ironic, I know) while we were walking around, and he tried offering them to the lions. Luckily, they weren't interested. He had a great time, but I don't think he's quite old enough to appreciate the zoo yet. He was more interested in the golf carts that the zoo staff were driving around. Hah!