El Paso Zoo

So we were going to go to the zoo yesterday, but life happened and we weren't able to make it.  Today though, Micah slept in until after 9am (which is when Sunday School starts), so we decided to change up plans a little and go to the zoo today instead.  I'm starting to realize that weekend days are very limited now for Brandon and Micah to hang out before our trip.  So off to the zoo we went.  It was a WONDERFUL decision, the zoo was practically empty when we got there, we got a parking spot right in the front, the weather was great, it was nicely warm but a good wind as well to keep you cool but not too windy.  As soon as we walked in, we saw the zoo and decided to ride it.  Last time we had gone, the train was closed.  Micah loved the train!

Afterwards, we started walking towards the Sea Lion show, and on the way we found Prairie Dogs.

Aren't they just the cutest prairie dogs?

Micah really liked that.  He thought it was pretty funny.  Oh and in case you are noticing that the pictures aren't as good as they have been lately on our adventures, our "nanny"/photographer/friend Robin didn't come with us to the zoo today.  Since we decided last minute, she couldn't make it.
After the prairie dogs, we saw some other animals and then it was time for the sea lion show.

It was a lot of talking and not much excitement.  Not exactly Micah friendly, but hard to compete with the Sea World show we went to before..so we ended up leaving early.  It was hard to get him to sit there while a lady talked.  But we did walk down and say hi to the sea lion who's name was Sushi.

By the way, in the picture is a lady holding another little kid, thats our friends Jacqueline and Kallie.  They were randomly at the zoo today, so we saw them a couple of times as we explored.
After the sea lion visit, we realized we were getting kind of hungry so we went off to find food.  On the way, we found a carousel! Micah really liked it.

Then some lunch.  While we were eating, Micah started acting really tired and he was starting to get pink.  Mom and Dad were silly and forgot to bring his hat.  So we decided to call it a day.
It was a short, laid back visit to the zoo, but as Brandon and I were talking about..it's really all about Micah, so if he's had fun and is getting tired, why push on?  We don't want him miserable, we want him to have enjoyed himself.  And I think he did.
Now time to work on packing and going through the house.  Post is having a post wide garage sale the Saturday before I leave, so we are going to have a mini garage sale of the things we don't want to move.  So much to do, and only 15 days!