The Bohlmann Visit and Zoo

Since we were ONLY 7 hrs away (well compared to a 24 hr drive its short) we enjoyed meeting up with the Bohlmann side as well. Mom and Heather drove to Denver to hang out for a day. After we left the wedding we were able to see them before getting Lorelei to bed. They enjoyed some bath time giggling (probably even better because she was overly tired!) and then we got to visit when Lorelei went to sleep.

The next day we made a trip to the Denver Zoo. We are "zoo people" since a trip to MY grandma in Milwaukee always involved a trip to the zoo. We were excited to see what they had in Denver. Although the polar bear did not feel like swimming (much to my dismay as this is one of my fav things to see) we did get to see how huge it is! Lorelei and Heather were both petrified as you can see. :) We did get a chance to see quite a few animals we had not seen before, and many of the exibits were very up close and personal. As you can see Lorelei was able to go nose to nose with a Komodo Dragon. It was one of the most active animals as many of them thought it was nap time. :) She also LOVED the fish. Probably the biggest hit for her. She was able to watch them easily and most of them were very colorful.

A couple of amusing moments were when Lorelei was walking and then decided she just needed to sit down...in the middle of the road! May not sound as funny was pretty amusing to those of us watching. Also as most of you know Lorelei never wants to sleep...well this definitely applied to the zoo. She was so exhausted she was practically falling asleep while we were trying to feed her lunch. She fell asleep just sitting there after inhaling much of our gigantic hot dog! We enjoyed about 20-30 minutes of the zoo in peace while she slept. :)

She loved her Aunt Heather and had no problem going to her...much to the dismay of the grandmothers who were getting the "I want mom" screams much of the time. We are glad that she likes Heather so much...now if only she could come babysit! :) As we were leaving the zoo she was perfectly happy to walk away from us with Heather waving goodbye to everyone she saw..."Goodbye Zoo People!"