First Trip to the Zoo and First Haircut!

We are so lucky to have been blessed with a membership to the zoo (Thanks L.)! So we got packed up and ready for or first trip last Sunday. We got there at 10am when the zoo opened and there was hardly anyone there yet which was nice.  Zoya seemed mostly interested in eating her goldfish snack, but she did like seeing the animals.  Her favorite were the kangaroos.  They are not fenced off from the walkway so they jump back in forth in front of you while you walk! She thought this was so cool!! She also seemed interested in and was waving to the orangatang!

Zoya and the orangatang...front row seats!

What a life...basking in the sun!

Checking out the warthog

Not so sure what to think of the Rhinos!

I love this picture...like she is afraid to turn around because the Rhino will get her!

Zoya enjoyed watching the ducks splash in the water

As you can see, Zoya was a little scared on the carousel! She didn't enjoy it very much.

Zoya and the Kangaroos....

I love this picture because you can see Zoya smiling in Shawn's glasses.  She just kept smiling at the kangaroos!

Waving to the Kangaroos

Zoya and the Llama. They had a staring competition! Looking at this picture makes me wonder what was going through her mind on our zoo trip. Everything is brand new to her and she must have thought this Llama was just weird! LOL.

Zoya on the train.  She enjoyed it until we went through the dark scary tunnel. Then she wasn't having it. I think it was sensory overload for her by that point.

And she's out! Tired girl after her first trip to the zoo. 

Can't wait to go back :)

Zoya had her first hair cut (right after her doctor appointment where she got all the shots and an hour before she got sick...notice how happy and un-sick she looks here). She seemed to enjoy it!

Give the girl a comb and she is in heaven!

Her new do (looks the same for now while we grow it out)

A friend who just met Zoya called her a "Sassy Little Diva," which I think fits her perfectly.  We're in for some trouble when she gets older, that's for sure! She can give looks like a sixteen year old already! She gives the raised eyebrow "eye" and the pouty lip.  Funny thing is she hasn't been around that many other kids to learn these things.  I think they just come along with being a spoiled American! haha.

I'm working on a post to answer some questions that people have left under comments.  So if you have anything you'd like to ask, leave it in the comments section and I'll get to it on the next post :)