Dylan is still scared of this mechanical elephant, but at least he was willing to walk near it. In previous trips he would cry and run away from it. I think it helped that Austin was willing to sit on the elephant's trunk, although Dylan still wouldn't sit on it.
This elephant makes all kinds of noises and water mist even sprays out the trunk. I think it is these noises that scare Dylan the most.
Dylan now rides carousels, but he still won't sit on the animals. He feels most comfortable in this peacock seat.
Austin was also fairly nervous on his first carousel ride and Mike had to put him in the peacock seat with Dylan mid-ride.
Austin was still a little nervous, but he made it through the entire ride without crying.
It is so hard getting two active boys to stand still for a photo! This was the best shot I could take of Mike and the boys at the gorilla statue.
This is the next best shot of both boys near the statue.
I love this picture. Austin is in mid-fall with a big smile!
Here we are waiting in line for the children's train. It is so hard keeping the kids in line. Dylan had scaled the fence once and was put back in line by an employee. How embarrassing! Austin was also very restless climbing on the fence.
We finally made it on the train! Austin was fairly nervous and squirming at first, so I couldn't take any good pictures of him on the train.
Ahhhh...the water ball! All the kids love this attraction. Austin's hair was so wet!
Dylan still loves it, but it doesn't entertain him as long anymore.
Austin only wanted to stand right in the middle of this see-saw. He also didn't want to be held, which was quite hair raising for us!
Dylan begged to go on the train a second time, so off we went! Mike and Austin watched from a quiet table overlooking the duck pond.
Dylan crashes out in the car with his new shades!
Austin also slept on the ride home.
Memory Lane:
These are some pictures from Dylan's first trip to Utah's Hogle Zoo. He was about the same age as Austin in the current pictures.
Dylan was scared of this gorilla statue and it was hard to keep him near it long enough to take a picture. He was so scared of the elephant statue that we couldn't even take any pictures of it.
Of course, he loved this water ball and had no problems squeezing in!
This is Dylan at about two and a half on our second trip to the zoo.
This is Austin's first trip to the zoo when he was a little over three months old. He pretty much slept in the baby carrier or the stroller most of the time.
This picture was taken in September 2008, which was our last trip to the zoo last year. Dylan loved this push-up popsicle. I actually thought it would be less messy than the regular popsicles! Oh, well...he had a great time eating it.
Austin loved seeing the zoo as he kicked back in the stroller. He was a little over eight months in this picture.
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