We went to the zoo since RJ has been interested in zoo animals lately and Lance has never been to the Oakland Zoo. We decided that a membership was a good idea too. I really like having the membership because the kids and I can go during the week whenever we want (as I'm writing this over a month after the fact, we've already been back once and have another possible trip planned in the next week or so). It also means that we never feel anxious to see everything in one visit because we know we will be back. This is important because children want to play on the play structures they pass rather than move on to the next animal as quickly as possible. This makes the trips a lot more enjoyable because the kids can set the pace - like when Logan wanted to push the stroller. 
During this particular trip we saw the alligators being fed (which involved dead rodents being slung around, but other than that, wasn't nearly as gross as I would've thought),
lemurs around feeding time,
We all had a great time and finished up the day with some Sushi at Yellowtail Japanese Bistro. Unfortunately, Logan was not a well-behaved dinner guest. His teeth chose dinner time to start pushing against his gums and he was miserable, being that he was hungry, but refusing to eat because his mouth hurt. Here is the first attempt of the kick-ass waitstaff to cheer him up after the origami animals didn't keep his attention long enough:
When that didn't work, they brought out the big guns. Ice Cream. That soothed his gums and his hungry tummy simultaneously. The best part? This was all free of charge (well, unless you count the nice tip they earned).
More pictures from the zoo are here.
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