Colorado Springs Day 4

On day 4 we were out the door by 8:30 and on our way to the Zoo! Another of Helen's friends stayed back with Mills for the day. The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is located in the mountains, so it was a gorgeous setting.

We saw lots of animals and did lots of fun things. Here is a small sampling...

 Bird house

 Perry loved the birds!

 holding it all by himself!

 Kangaroo

Alligators aka "chomps"

 Mr. Grizzly

 Mountain Lion

 Moose

 Perry got to ride a horse! He was so excited and looked like such a big boy up there!

A couple of group shots:

one of the many monkeys we saw

 love those Orangutans

And finally, the giraffes...

 We all got to feed them!

so fun!

After the Zoo, we drove around to see some of the fire-burned neighborhoods. It was definitely sad to see so many homes burned to the ground, but at the same time, amazing to see how many were saved. We grabbed lunch at Chipolte and headed home. Helen, Mom and I got pedicures that afternoon and then we all cooked in and played around that evening before packing up.

 Jeremy taught us how to play corn hole.

It was such a wonderful vacation. I wish we could have stayed another day just to lay low, play outside and enjoy the nice temperatures. I've decided I want to "Summer" in Colorado, so hopefully I can escape the Louisiana heat again next year. Helen and Jeremy were gracious hosts and Mae Mae was sweet to make it all happen!