The ZOO!!!

Today we were brave enough to take advantage of the Oregon Zoo's two dollar Tuesday. I had originally planned for us to leave the house by 7am and needless to say that did not happen but we were on our way at 7:30am. Of course we hit traffic toward Portland, who would've thought?! Much to my surprise when we arrived at 9am we had our pick of places to park. Two years ago I made this same trip and it was a nightmare. Everything went very smoothly today. By lunch time we only had the elephants and the train left. By then it was getting hotter and busier.









Alexis loved the zebras and the petting zoo...





After lunch we all boarded the train and much to our surprise we went to Washington Park! They give you the option of getting off and catching a later train so we got off. We had no clue there was a Japanese rose garden and park right next to the zoo! The roses were so fantastic and fragrant.
Everyone was so happy to be on the train...



Taking time to smell the roses...






After spending an hour or so there we headed back on a train. The train ride back takes you around the backside of the elephants area. This area is huge and its not visible from inside the zoo to my knowledge. Alexis loved it! She was able to see the baby elephant and its family a lot better then if we were in the normal viewing area. By 3pm we had seen the whole zoo. The day was a blast and we only spent around $25! (That included parking, admission, ice cream for everyone, train rides, and zoo mug for Alexis)

Daddy and Alexis on the way back!