Next we hit up the Wellington zoo. It wasn't anything out of the ordinary, just a small city zoo. It was fun though. The combination of beautiful sun and a day off made it even better. Our timing was good too, because we got to see the lions being fed, which was pretty cool. We also watched as the otters ate some chicken newborns (dead already of course). You could still make out all the parts of the chickens though, which was kind of disturbing. The funniest part about the zoo was the signage. They had this signage all over the place featuring the cartoon zoo keeper. So many of them were about not feeding the animals because it will make them sick or not going in an area meant for zookeepers only. Then we came upon the chimp exhibit... and this is what we saw, sooooo classic!
Okay, lastly, it's Christmas season!! It's weird having Christmas in the summer, but it sure beats snow storms. I wasn't feeling very much in the holiday mood, until a few days ago. Apparently, on Thanksgiving my whole family took the time to decorate ornaments for Elliot and me. Everyone did at least one and my brother mailed them to us as a surprise. It was sooooo awesome. We went out the next day and bought a Christmas tree so we could display them. My brother even stopped by Koop Diamond Cutters before mailing them and Elliot's brother Justin made a last minute ornament to add to the collection. The thought was there, even if he used an empty toilet paper roll, some wire, and a ball point pen. He even left some of the end of the toilet paper stuck to the glue, and it really added to the beauty of it. Kyle even included ornaments with the faces of his 3 dogs. It really was classic and made us feel so at home. Here are a few pictures, and until the next blog... Miss you all!!
