The Backyard Zoo

{he is one with the pride}

{I thought he might never come out there...}

Literally, the zoo took the place of our backyard and it was our most favorite place to run around, meet friends, or take Jeff along for a family outing when we lived in Minnesota.  We explored every nook and cranny and both Sawyer and I know that place like, well, the back of our yard. Sawyer ran right to his favorites (the underwater fish, the bronze tigers, the real tigers, the BIG bugs) and sweet Lula rode along happy to hear bird calls and keep pace with the wild one, as long as there were plenty of snacks to munch.

{Sawyer called this his "house"}

{going to the zoo members pre-showing of BIG bugs, armed with his bug kit}

{eating berries with the black bears}