Finally, the Zoo with Two!

'We took Tizita to the Milwaukee Zoo for the first time in July 2009.

We decided that taking her there would be an annual event for us.

We posed for a picture by the snake sign and we also decided that we would always post together by that sign.

Here we are in 2009 on our first visit to the zoo.

And here we are on the train ride.

This picture was taken on our trip to the zoo in 2010 by our snake sign.

This was last year, 2011 posing by the snake sign.

The train in 2011.

When we were riding the train last year, we talked about how Natnael would be home by the time we went this year and he would be sitting with Grandpa on the train ride.  We were all excited to have him join us, but as you know, that was not to be.

Grandpa did have a seatmate on the train, however, because our sweet Soliana came home and was able to join us on our zoo trip.

 We usually like to take our trip in late summer or very early September, but this year with Soli just coming home and all of our busy schedules, it did get pushed to October.

It  happened to be a rather chilly fall day, but that did not stop us from having a great day.  We were bundled up.

One good thing we decided to do was rent a double stroller.  That way John and I could briskly walk between areas while the girls rode and kept one another warm.  Normally Tizita would walk, but this just really worked out well for us this year.

 Here is Grandpa on the train with his little Soliana sharing his seat.

We were so excited to have her with us and she was a trooper.  she smiled the whle day through.

 Here are Tizita and I .  We decided we would always sit together on the train ride even when she was in college and I was an old lady.

 Here's a happy Soliana after a diaper change.

If I had to choose one word to describe this little lady, it would be sweet.  She has got to be the sweetest little thing and her smile would melt even the coldest heart.  She is such a blessing to us.

 Of course, no zoo trip is complete without the molded animal.  Tiz chose a cheetah and a bat this year to add to her collection.

 

Here are the girls just before we left for Oshkosh.

It had been another fun zoo trip and we were so glad to have two at the zoo this year.