Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo

OK...get ready for lots of pics!!! Too many good ones to leave out! I have a feeling that these next few blogs will be long. Wish I could somehow put it into a slide show, but still have to figure that one out! Enjoy...

Some of the amazing animals in the jungle

Lola spent her time in the rain forest sawing logs! Grandma was put on the duty of wheeling her around!

This had to have been one of Kyan's favorite parts of the rain forest! He and his daddy were watching these three silly monkeys playing down below on their island! They were chasing each other around and playing what seemed like a game of take away with anything that the monkeys had in their hands. Kyan was giggling away.

Trekking across the shaky bridge

After the jungle, my parents took over Lola duty so that we Chad and I could take Kyan to see the rest of the exhibits!

The Desert Dome

Butterfly Garden, Aquarium, and the Giraffes

I haven't been to that many zoo's, but I must say, that if you are EVER in Nebraska, this is a place you have to go! Every time we go back to visit it seems to get better and better. This year they have added a butterfly exhibit to their already lead jungle and desert dome. I really wanted Kyan to experience this zoo, and he had a blast. He probably would have explored more areas, but we were pooped and we didn't even walk half of it! We took him to all of the amazing exhibits that the zoo offers. He loves watching Dora and Diego so I was most excited for him to see the rain forest up close and personal, as that is where a lot of the stories from the two shows takes place. We went to the desert dome as well, but I was just reminded of how hot Arizona was and wanted out of there fast! It was very neat, but we see that everyday. Then it was on to the aquarium where we saw lots of sharks above our heads. Next was the butterfly exhibit, which was new. We had to wait about 20 minutes in line, but it was well worth the wait. Finally, Kyan insisted on seeing the giraffes before we left. We made that our last stop.