from animals to racecars

we had a very full morning with gram and benjamin. so full in fact, that i actually re-scheduled emma's dr. appt. this afternoon. there was just no way we could go. at least with her being in an agreeable and pleasant mood. i wasn't going to take that chance, especiall if there are shots involved.

we spent late morning checking out the rainforest section of the zoo. this is the very first time i've actually made it into this area. the zoo is so big, that by the time you're done looking at all the other exhibits, there's really no more time for the rainforest.

i love the air in rainforest-type zoo environments. it's warm, humid, and reminds me of home [a.k.a. indonesia]. we saw a variety of monkeys, turtles, crocodiles, and snakes to name a few. and within the whole building there were various tropical plants strategically placed to make you feel as if you're truly deep in the rainforest.

















as we entered the rainforest building we were greeted by a towering waterfall.














is that monkey or boy?














emma and ben intently watching the 2-toed sloth.














a francois monkey picking at his toes.

after some lunch in the rainforest cafe, we headed down to aaron's work to check out the fedex freight racecar. unlike the last one we saw (a retired nascar racecar) this one was put together, but never raced. i'm not sure if they'll eventually use it for racing, but i'm not very knowledgable about nascar culture.










































i think this was ben's first time seeing an actual racecar, and he was quite excited to see it. after that got old, both cousins decided to jump around on the grass until the cryfest it was time to go home.