Singapore Zoo Time!

My little tourist baby, ready to go off to the Zoo!

"Splishin' and a-Splashin" At the end of our Zoo adventure (I know this post is backwards :), we stopped by the KidZone that they have there. There is a petting zoo, pony rides, and a pretty big water park! Jaden had a ball! The slides are always his favorite when we go to parks, but this slide was his extra-favorite because it had water! His first encounter with a water slide, and he had zero fear. He literally spent about 25 minutes sliding down, running to the stairs, climbing back up, and back down again. I loved seeing him having so much fun!

"G-day Mate!" Here Jaden is in an Australian Outback Jeep! We went and saw the Kangaroos, but they weren't very fun. They just slept under the trees as we walked by. At least Jaden got to see them! Maybe one day I'll be able to take him to the REAL Australian Outback....maybe :). (Shirt is off because it got extremely hot towards noon)

Riding a pony! He loves horses. His new favorite movie is...The Man from Snowy River because of the horses. He is a Cowboy at heart. Who could blame him, spending most of his life in Colorado up in the mountains! :)

Giving the Gorilla kisses. I love the profile of his lips in this one!

Riding a cow! His face is pure joy.

As we were walking through this exhibit, this particular tortoise slooowwlly made his way over to the walkway where we were. He was literally centimeters from us. There was nothing stopping him from coming all the way out, besides those wooden stakes. I chatted with him for a while, and then I told Mom I wanted to pet him. Oh come on...there was NObody around... I was feeling sneaky, and so I touched his shell and rubbed his front leg. He didn't mind at all. I think he needed a little bit of attention. :)

Riding the Giant Tortoise! He will try to ride anything he possibly can!

We got the chance to ride the Elephant that my sisters and their families rode when they went to the zoo. It was a lot of fun, actually. Jaden really liked it and expressed his joy by saying "weee!" as it walked around the trail. He was just SO cute this whole day!

"Zebas!"...as Jaden would say :). He was happy to wear his "Singapore Zoo" shirt that had a 3-D stuffed Zebra on the front.

Jaden was super excited to see the giraffes! He was thrilled. When the coast was clear, Mom and I let him run across the street over to them. He was telling us all about them as he walked and pointed on the other side of the street.

A White Asian Tiger. This cat was walking back and forth on that little ridge the entire time we were watching him. There were others observing, and I kind of think he was agitated. Luckily there was a river in between us!

These monkeys were totally crazy! They quieted down after a while. I should have gotten out the camera earlier so I could capture the sounds they were making, absolutely unreal! We could hear them on the other side of the park! Anyway, here is one in action...swinging, like monkeys do! I love it when Jaden says, "whoa". He was so mesmerized the entire day. The closest thing we've gotten to seeing cool, semi-wild animals is on the Animal Planet or Nat Geo Wild (which happens to be his TV stations of choice instead of cartoons). He loves his animals!

Yee-Haw! I love how he is having a conversation with the guy as he is riding around. He was just chatting away. I sure don't have a shy one! :)