Memphis Zoo

During Maddie's Spring Break, we took a day trip to the Memphis Zoo with our friends the Anderson's. We took off from Bon Aqua around 7:30 in the morning and drove to Memphis. The kids were really well-behaved and watched several movies on the way there. Once we arrived in Memphis and near the zoo, we were in STAND STILL-BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC! The "natives" were getting quite restless at this point. As we approached the parking lot, we were told "there is no room in the inn." So, we ended up parking in a nearby neighborhood (free parking). The line waiting to get in the zoo was extremely LONG! All in all, it took us about 45 minutes to get into the zoo from the time we were near the zoo until we stepped foot inside the zoo. Who knew it was Spring Break in Memphis as well. But, we had a wonderful time and it wasn't as crowded once we got inside the zoo; it is very large and nicely spread out! We finally arrived back to Bon Aqua with 4 sleepy kids and 2 very tired mommas around 9:00 pm. The Memphis Zoo is well worth the drive and the crowds. It is by far my favorite zoo around!!

A monkey put on a little acrobat show for us.
The kids standing by one of many banners that children from Memphis area schools had painted. There were some pretty spectacular ones!

The Grizzly Bear put on a great show for us in the water

We were able to catch part of a sea loin show. These animals are so smart and amazing!! This is one tired panda. He didn't move the whole time we were watching him.

These kids absolutely LOVE each other. John, Nathan, Maddie, and Emily = trouble and a lot of FUN!!