You belong at the zoo!

Last week Kendall and I went to the zoo with my beautiful sis in law, Shelly, and my enormously cute (pun intended!) nephew, Dean. Fun times were had by all!

One of my favorite animal's are the gorillas. They are so human-like! This one was just hanging out and staring right back at everyone.

Kendall: "It's like looking in a mirror!"

Gotta love the giraffes. Nature is so amazing! To think: we all evolved from the same ancestor billions of years ago. The diversity of life forms is truly amazing.

This would definitely be me if I were at the beach. Same size, same lazy...wanna trade places, girls? I'm pretty sure that nobody would be able to tell the difference between the hippos and me at this point in my pregnancy.

It was a fun day. But there's only so much zoo one can handle at one time. We vowed to come back with brother and daddy next time!

I feel a nap coming on!

I know some people have a problem with zoos. I get where you are coming from. But consider this: would you rather live in the wild? How about we put you in the middle of the wilderness with none of the comforts of civilization. Exposed to the elements and predators-no doctors if you get an illness, a broken leg, or a disease. No grocery store: you must survive solely on what you can gather or hunt.

Now, tell me if the animals in zoos have it so bad. They are protected from predators they would encounter in the wild. They have doctors to care for them if they get hurt. They are assured they will eat each day. They have a safe and comfortable environment regardless of outside environmental fluctuations in the environment.

Just sayin'. :)