Zoo day

Jakob, Noah, Ben, and Aaron at the Columbus Zoo.
Aaron and Jakob were so excited to see each other when we picked Aaron up that I could tell that they wanted to hug each other or something, but they did 'boy hugs' and hit each other a little. Noah was really excited too.



All the boys had to touch a farm animal at the petting zoo so we could go on the train. This sheep had the craziest under bite! The boys were great they even brushed and combed some of the animals. We created a monster in Ben - he kept wanting to touch everything. He touched starfish in the touch pool, a ferret, and even a snake!







Jakob, Aaron, and a manatee. These were so cool and huge, too. This exhibit had manatees, rays, and tons of fish. For some reason Ben kept covering his ears when the manatees would get close. He did it by the elephants too, but I figured he thought they might be loud. I don't know why he did it at the manatees. I told him they don't make noise but he covered anyway!


This is Jakob's favorite animal. It's called an Okapi (oh - copy). He says it's half giraffe, half zebra, and half horse. Ummm.... It was pretty neat. It seemed to have the head of a giraffe, the legs of a zebra, and the body was a mix of the two. There was another one that had a longer neck than this one. According to the Zoo website, it's the size of a horse but more closely related to a giraffe.