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Bear comes for a visit

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This week we had a visitor: Aunt Bear (or as Mox says, “Beh”)!  She stayed with Mox and Jess while Strider went to a conference in Colorado.  It was wonderful.  We went to the zoo, a graveyard, on walks, to music class, and even survived because Bear was here.  Seriously.  It would have been a mess without her.

Mox and Bear check out a snake.

Watching the orangutan cross by.

She loved the goats so much she wanted  to join them.

We wrapped up the day in a mess.  

After a wardrobe change we walked around Oak Hills Cemetery 

Feeding Giraffes

Posted on by jesslee
One of the best things about the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is the opportunity to feed a giraffe.  They have these amazing long purple tongues that can reach out and wrap around things.  Even with their long necks and legs they still extra length to get to the leaves in trees.  Moxie, perched up on her father’s shoulders, was not sure what she thought.  Strider, though, enjoyed having his head licked.  He’s always been weird like that.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo!

Posted on by jesslee
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs is wonderful.  A whole bunch of us went–cousins, aunts, uncles, strangers we picked up on the way.  The fact that the zoo is built on a mountain side means you also get your cardio in too.
Strider, Ruby, and Moxie sit on a creepily still and concrete like elephant.

Watching mom feed birds.

Quick water break in the double wagon between animal wresting matches.

Ryan finds the perfect mask.

End of the zoo kiss.