Lions, Tigers & Bears - WOWWW!!!!

We have been trying to get the LA Zoo for the last three months. Every time we have tried to go, everything from sickness to natural disaster (LA Fires) has come up. We were determined to make it there this Friday and nothing would stop us. Of course it turned out to be the coldest day of the year in Los Angeles and many of the animals hid in the back of their enclosures under their heat lamps or were too cold to move and looked like stuffed trophies. Avery was the only smart one in the family because she chose to wear a full winter jacket and hat,while mommy and daddy unwisely chose light jackets.

Avery did have an amazing close encounter with a gorilla. The gorilla came right up to the glass and pressed her eyes and mouth against it while Avery's face was up against the glass. The two of them made eye contact and definitely shared a "moment". When the gorilla then walked away Avery began to cry because she didn't want their moment to end. She also loved many of the other animals she saw. You could tell this by her gleeful exclamation of "WOWWWWW!" The animals that got good responses were Zebras, Giraffes, Bears, Hippos, Monkeys, Seals and Parrots. One funny thing was Avery was walking around the zoo asking to see "Elmo" (she got an Elmo Live for Chrismakah). We will definitely be going back when it warms up so that she can really see all the animals in action.