When I googled the directions to Arizona, I didn't realize our path would take us over the Hoover Dam. I was quite surprised. We found a spot to pull off and ask some unsuspecting stranger to take our picture with the dam. As amazing as the dam is, however, I'm perhaps more impressed by a bridge they are building above it so traffic can bypass the dam. You can see one side of it being built just above our heads -- it is super high in the air. I think I'd be too scared to drive on it! But I'm glad we got to drive on the dam while we had a chance. :)
The first real stop on our journey was to spend a day with my best friend from high school, Misty. (We actually became friends in 3rd grade.) Misty and her husband, Doug, adopted four children almost five years ago; and all our kids had a good time playing together Wednesday night (not to mention squirting water all over in the house and breaking one of Misty's lamps -- did I mention she's a very understanding friend?) Misty is an attorney for the city of Surprise, AZ; but she took Thursday off to entertain us while her kids were in school. Actually, she went a step above and beyond and took us to the local zoo. The girls loved it! Here's a picture of Misty and me at the zoo:
The best part of the zoo trip was seeing the lion. I wish I'd had my video camera available. We got to the lion right when he woke up. He yawned and stretched, took a few steps away from the fence, then turned back around and roared as he lunged toward the fence. It was quite intimidating, and I found myself hoping the fence was in good repair. The lion proceeded to do it a few more times -- turn away like you see in the picture, then turn around and lunge as he roared really loud (you can see Brynne covering her ears). :)
The super special treat of the day was feeding the giraffes. They have really long tongues and they stretch them out so people can put the treats on them. In this picture, Morgan had just deposited the treats, and the giraffe was getting ready to move that big long tongue back into his mouth just long enough to free his tongue for more goodies.
I think the thing the girls liked best, though, was the petting zoo. They had goats, lambs, ducks, etc. for the kids to pet. Brynne loved petting the animals and snuggling up to them (she literally hugged a few).
We really enjoyed our time in Surprise, AZ. (This one is for you, Dad -- Misty also showed us where the Angels have their baseball training camp!) We were sad we didn't have more time, but we were glad for the nice visit. Stay tuned for information on our visit to Tucson to see Trout and Lo... :)
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What a wonderful day. What an awesome zoo. I am impressed Morgan was brave enough for the giraffe thing.
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