Best Zoo Trip Ever.

After Christmas, we were treated to the best zoo trip ever.  My friend Connie was in town with her daughter Alexa.  In November, Connie's 5-month-old son Grant lost his battle with brain cancer.  Giraffes have become Granty's mascot and I feel like I see them everywhere now.  Connie's cousin arranged for us to have our own private tour of the St. Louis Zoo, including a chance to feed the giraffes!  Jack and Patrick were so excited to join Alexa on this fun adventure!

We held bamboo up for the giraffes to eat.  They pulled so hard, it was difficult to keep the bamboo in your hand at times.

They are so big!

Hello there...

Our trip included a tour of the zoo grounds on an official zoo golf cart.

We encountered this alpaca, who was quite happy to see Alexa.

 The kids were given plush giraffe toys and Connie and I were given pink giraffe hats.