Jones did great on the ride up!
My dad's bank had a family day for the bank employees, and it took place at the Tulsa Zoo. Now, Jones had yet to visit a zoo. He was too little last year, and it has just been too dang hot this year, so far. Which, obviously, hasn't changed, but since there was an occasion, we thought we'd go and said we wouldn't stay that long if it was too hot. I liked the zoo, but frankly, it was just too hot to really enjoy it, although we did as best we could. All of the animals were in hiding because of the heat. We got to see the chimpanzees up close because of the way that the exhibit was made, but all of the other animals were far away from any of our vantage points because, again, it was just too hot for man or beast outside, so they were either inside, or scrunched up underneath whatever shade they could find. Even the sea lions looked hot and they have a huge exhibit full of water. But we had a nice time on our quick run through the zoo.
He enjoyed riding the carousel with Mommy!
We had a good lunch - hot dogs and chicken and burgers, oh my! And then Jones won this huge monkey as a door prize. He likes it, but the spoiled labradors love it more (they have a hard time distinguishing between Jones' stuffed animals and their own stuffed toys).
Afterward, we went back to my parents' apartment (they are in the middle of building a house out there, and in the meantime are living in a little apartment which, much to everyone's delight, has a nice pool) and hit the pool to cool off.
Waving to the fish!
It was a good weekend. I am looking forward to more trips to the zoo, including the Little Rock Zoo, where my aunt works (so we have an "in" and will hopefully be able to get up close and personal with some of the animals there), but definitely in the fall, when the weather is more tolerable.
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