Omaha Zoo

A couple of weeks ago, we went to Nebraska to visit Chris' sister and brother-in-law and their 3 kids.  It was a good time of reconnecting for the kids, I think they had a great time!

The first few days we were there, it was so rainy!!  We decided to go to the zoo, since their zoo has a lot of indoor exhibits and the kids had to get out of the house!

The coolest exhibit was probably the gorillas, they were right up next to the glass and pretty playful.  Where the Denver zoo has a lot of "natural habitats", the Omaha Zoo has more visitor-focused habitats.  What that basically means is that the Denver zoo is probably better for the animals, but it's sometimes very hard to see the animals as their enclosures are so big.  The Omaha Zoo probably doesn't have as much room for the animals to roam and explore, but that means that you get a very good, up-close look at all the animals! 

At the end of the gorilla exhibit, we walked outside and the rain had let up a little, so we let the kids climb on the gorilla statues.

Preston saw this cougar structure and really wanted to take a picture on it!  I took 3 pictures and this was the best one.  It is virtually impossible to get a picture with 4 kids who are all looking at the camera and not crying, let alone smiling. 

  

We had a good day at the zoo and I think we exhausted all the kids pretty good with all the walking as they all fell asleep on the way home!