Erie Zoo

Today was NEOEA Day so Brad had planned ahead and also took the day off for some family fun.  The Shaffer's joined in on the fun with us!  We headed out to Erie to check out their zoo.  Our thought was it would be less crowded than Cleveland Zoo because PA kids didn't have the day off.  Boy were we right....it was a ghost town.  We saw maybe 20 other people there and 8 of them were from Mentor (they had the same plan as we did!) After the zoo, we stopped at Krispy Creme to watch the donuts being made and to get a snack for the road.  I would have posted a picture of that but I forgot my phone in the car.  Probably a good thing, as Jaime would be licking her computer screen at that picture!

On our way, we had yet to inform them it was an hour long drive.

Hanging out at the orangutan exhibit.

This is the dad orangutan that came right to the window and played peek-a-boo for a bit with us.

Getting a little help to cross the lilly pads.

The puppy sculpture was his favorite part of the zoo.

Enjoying a friend's shoulder for a much needed nap.