Cousin Elise (Kevin too) and Como Zoo

Last Friday we met my niece Elise and her boyfriend Kevin at the zoo.

We didn't hang out in the animal area for too long but we did see the lions and tigers get fed and watched a giraffe up close eat some leaves. Then we headed over the the ride part of the zoo -- Como Town!

The girls rode their favorite ride

~ The Frog Hopper ~

for the first time this season.

They loved it as much as they did last year : )

They also rode on the train for the first time this season,

and loved that too!

They really wanted to see more animals (especially the primates), they really wanted to go on more rides (lots more rides), they really wanted to eat more treats (lots more treats) and they really wanted to ride on the carousel (they really really really wanted to ride on the carousel) -- but we agreed we'd do all that on our next visit, with their Dad.

So we did had a super time hanging out with Elise and Kevin,

and we look forward to our next trip! It's so awesome to have such an amazing zoo nearly in our backyard!!