Pt. Defiance Zoo

On Sunday, I went to Pt. Defiance Zoo and Aquarium with friends. We went to celebrate Carter's 2nd birthday. Carter is the son of my friend Holly's fiancee Rodney. Holly and Rodney were recently engaged on Easter Sunday....congratulations to such wonderful friends. Both Holly and Rodney's parents came to the zoo as well.

We had a terrific time, it was nice out and the animals were actually out so we could see them. We saw the elephants, the tiger (he was sleeping), some gibbons (monkeys), a huge walrus, beluga whales (we actually caught part of the presentation where they were having them do tricks and such), and more. We also played at the kids play area...but nobody would let Carter get wet with the shooting water!!!

We ended the trip to the zoo by visiting the shark
lagoon...it was way cool to see the sharks
swimming around. I would hate to be in the water when they are cirling a person who fell overboard!












I also got to play in the water and touch starfish, sea cucumbers and more. Even though the water was freezing cold...it is always fun to play with things found in the ocean. Carter wasn't too sure about putting his hands in the water, so Holly had to help a little, while Dad Rodney looks on from the sidelines!


All in all it was a fun day. We ended the birthday celebration by going out to Josh and Mandi's house (Holly's brother), in Gig Harbor by Mirachel Ranch. Josh cooked up great barbeque chicken and beans for dinner and we had a great time visiting. We celebrated Carter, and Holly's brithday with Rootbeer Floats....Yum!!!!!