Day at the Zoo

My husband and I decided to have a date day. We never get an entire whole day to just us. My sister agreed to watch the kids. The plan was to use free tickets my sister gave us and go to the Rennaisance Festival with a co-worker of my husbands and his wife. Well that morning they had to cancel on us. So we didn't want to drive all the way out there after all. Instead, my Dad has his fiance Abby here from California so we took the tickets and offered them to him so they could go. With that we had a whole unplanned day ahead of us.

What to do?

For once in our life my husband actually suggested something! He said, "What about the Wildlife World Zoo?"

I jumped on the opportunity. And it was a great idea :) I did feel a little guilty going to such a kid-friendly place without our kids! I mean of all the adult like things we could have probably done... we chose the zoo! But then again we're kids ourselves so we enjoyed every second of it!



We started off at the new aquarium they have there now. Actually I have only been there once and I was in Jr High so everything seemed new to me!











They have Stingray you can touch. I was kinda afraid to do that..


But Jr did!


My husband had fun using my camera to take pictures of me. He's so cute.


One of my favorite things to see at the zoo is Monkeys. This one was so cute cuz they guy standing next to us eating corn nuts or something and the monkey kept holding his hand out to him. Haha!


The one thing about this zoo that I absolutely love is that you get up close and personal with every animal. Every animals cage is an arms length away. I mean if you really wanted to stick your fingers in you could! Not that I want to. And a lot of the animals aren't in cages but roam around. These peacocks were so cool they kept coming up next to us and letting us admire them.


And then one showed us its feathers. They are soooooo huge! It was amazing!


The ostrich was literally inches away from my husbands face when he took this picture. Just staring at him.


Then I was so excited to go to the Lory Parrot feeding. It was one of the coolest things ever. They give you an apple and you go into the cage and put your arm up until you catch one! I loved it!




Then we fed the Turacos. They were cute too. But they eat sitting on a tree branch.




And to keep up with feeding the animals we decided to feed Giraffes too. Giraffes are my number one favorite animal to see at the zoo. And I have never fed one before. It was also so cool!




After that we decided to see the Zebras...


And then we took a sky ride which lasted 15 mins and let us get an aeral view of the animals.


After a long day and a lot of walking we fed the ducks and swans before heading off to have dinner.


It was a great day :)

Disney On Ice Celebrates 100 Years of Magic

DISNEY ON ICE CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF MAGIC
IS COMING TO PHOENIX, APRIL 12 – 15, 2012!

Be part of the festivities when Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic comes to the US Airways Center in Phoenix! More than 65 of Disney's captivating characters and their unforgettable stories come to life in this commemorative celebration, produced by Feld Entertainment. In this lavish ice show, everyone's favorite sweethearts, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, take audiences on a fun-filled adventure, sharing memories with Disney friends including Goofy, Donald Duck, the beloved Disney Princesses, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio, Mulan, Timon, Pumbaa, Stitch, Nemo, the Incredibles and many more!
Beautifully choreographed skating, breathtaking production numbers, stunning costumes and toe-tapping songs will inspire fond Disney memories. Families can share this once-in-a-lifetime skating spectacular as Mickey and the rest of the gang take the audience on a whirlwind tour of favorite Disney moments.

Showtimes:
Thursday, April 12 – 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 13 – 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 14 – 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 15 – 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Ticket price levels are $13, $17, $24, $40 (VIP) and $58 (Front Row). Save 50% with Opening Night tickets available for “Buy One Get One Free” (excluding Front Row and VIP seating areas; limited to 6 per order).
Tickets are available at the US Airways Center Box Office, online at Ticketmaster.com, by calling 1-800-745-3000.

US Airways Center – 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004

And here's a Mom discount for all my friends! Get 4 tickets for only $44!

Use code NALA online at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000.

Good for Friday, April 13th 10:30am and 7:30pm, Saturday, April 14th 7:30pm, and Sunday, April 15th 1:30pm and 5:30pm (excluding Front Row and VIP Seating). A minimum of 4 tickets is required; additional tickets can be purchased at $11 each. No double discounts. Service charges, handling and facility fees may apply.

I will be at the opening night showing! Maybe I will see some of you there?!

To discover more about Disney On Ice, go to www.DisneyOnIce.com, or visit on Facebook and YouTube.