Zoo Days

My very best friend at work has a daughter who is 9 months older than Boyd, so her May birthday pretty much ushers in summer for us. This year, the birthday girl had her celebration at the Alaska Zoo. We joined her friends for snacks and cake in the chalet, and then ventured out to see the animals!

B LOVES the zoo. Like, big time. Although, he does ask for whales and turtles every time and I'm like, wrong zoo, kiddo.

CAKE! The birthday girl's mama made a very labor-intensive rainbow cake. It was awesome, and delicious - as evidenced by Boyd's almost-clean plate. 

Future's so bright, I gotta wear shades.

Snow leopards are one of our favorite zoo stops. 

Yak attack. 

Aren't they so super adorable? 

My friend Char was back there holding him up!

This next set of photos is from late April - a couple weeks before the birthday party. Was definitely a bit colder and not as sunny. We spent a lot of time in the Petting Zoo with the goats - one of which used my boot as a head-butting station.

Boyd & goat's rear end. 

The Zoo gift shop is also a good place in which to wander around.