The Sun Will Come Out...At The Zoo

Yesterday was a strange day weather wise.  The sun would shine, dark clouds would roll in, it would pour rain, repeat.  During one particularly sunny time, I suggested we take advantage and get outside.  Jeremy's parents gave us a zoo membership for Christmas and we have been itching to go so we decided to give  it a shot and hoped the weather would hold.  As we drove down the freeway, dark clouds rolled in once again and it started raining, hard.  Then, just as quickly as they came, the cloud rolled on and we ended up with a spectacular view.

When we pulled into the parking lot for the Zoo it was sprinkling with half the sky bright and shiny and half full of dark clouds.  We were holding our breath, waiting to see which was heading our way.  Thankfully, by the time we got our tickets, they sun was shining and no more rain.  The rest of our time at the zoo was bright and sunshiny.

As a nice byproduct of the weather, the zoo was empty.  At one point Jeremy said, "it feels like we rented out the zoo" and it did at times.  We also had some of the best interactions with the animals that we has ever had.  Merrick had a really special moment with some penguins who were trying to eat his jacket through the glass.  He figured out he could control their movements and had entirely too much fun doing so.  We also go to experience the elephants up close and personal in their new habitat and that was just the beginning.

It was a great day at the zoo!  Thanks again Grandpa and Lollie.