Hogle Zoo with Hope Kids

We LOVED the zoo! Hope Kids was hosting the event and we were so excited to go! We haven't been to the zoo since the new African Savanna opened up, so it was fun to see all the new stuff.

One of the many ways our girls are different - Lilly LOVES costumed characters and Emery HATES them! Lilly can't wait to see them and Emery claws and climbs up my leg to get away... Hopefully one day Emery will get over her fear. 

We were so happy to see our FAVORITE princess and her prince at the zoo with the Mascot Miracle Foundation. Emery loves loves loves her! (Lilly does too) Doesn't matter if she's Ariel or Jasmine or Cinderella or Elsa. Em's all about the princesses. We'll take it!

Em wouldn't let go of her bag of carrots. Not even for a picture. Now if only we could get Lilly to eat her vegetables....

We LOVE the bird show! We try and go every time we are at the zoo. When Lilly was 2, she stood up as a big hawk was flying from the back of the audience and it pinged her in the head! Scared her so bad! She was slightly traumatized of birds for a while, but she's over it now. She still remembers it though and kept reminding Emery to NOT STAND UP!

RUN!!!

We didn't see all we wanted to at the zoo. But what we did see, we enjoyed! Guess we'll have to go back!

Thanks to Hope Kids and Mascot Miracle Foundation for a fun night! Thanks for all you do for these kiddos. We are forever grateful.