And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. ~Ephesians 3:17b-19

Thursday, November 4, 2010

The Oregon Zoo

This November we visited some friends in Eugene, Oregon and stopped in Portland on the way. We spent most of the day at the Oregon Zoo in downtown Portland. The girls really enjoyed it (Mom and Dad had fun too). 
 Here is Rosen riding the goat at the entrance.
 Naomi likes to be the baby and ride in the stroller.
 Except when sister is riding a goat! She has to do EVERYTHING big sister does!
 First stop: BEARS!

 Our little man in the backpack - his favorite way to travel.
 Loving the Oregon greenery.
 Our family getting cozy in an Eagle's Nest.
 Taking a break for kisses!
 Mama's girls :)
 Rosen: "Look Mama! An American bird!"
 (crawling through a log)
 Naomi is checking out some fish
 Our inspiration garden.
 Looking at the animals in the barn.
 WOLVES!
 Who knew a sign could be so much fun?
 Some of the locals.

 Checking out a HUGE sleepy polar bear.

 Penguins!

 I call this "Interacting with Art"

 a shy orangoutang.
 A sleepy boy.
 Looking for elephants....
 Where ARE they?
 THERE they are! :)
 Super Dad!!!
 A vulture sunning himself.
 Naomi feeling the beat with some African Drums.

 A family portrait with a special heat sensitive camera.
 A cat on the hunt. (Rodents running through the tunnels)
 A very sweet little girl. 
 MUFASA!! :) 
 Naomi's Hippo. (She claimed him) It was love at first sight.
 Naomi came back to blow kisses to "my hippo".





 Mama's favorite: Giraffes.
 Nathan's favorite: a very well endowed bat. 
 Otters.
And with that we said goodbye to the animals and took our very sleepy but very satisfied family back to the van for the drive down to Eugene. :) 

No comments: