It wasn't quite the Carribean vacation Jenna was going to take this summer. Neither was it a weekend watching the Yankees, but it was fun nonetheless. We went to Tulsa on Saturday to get away from the VROOM-VROOM that comes from living in the middle of the city during Bikes, Blues, and BBQ. We went to the zoo to let Noah actually see a "Key!" (translation-"Monkey"). The monkey's were a disappointment. Since it was 150 degrees I guess they had air conditioning somewhere other than their island. Noah did find a new favorite animal though, the polar bear.
The polar bear exhibit is a swimming pool with outdoor and indoor viewing. The outdoor viewing area had Noah pressing his face against the glass, then when the bear would swim by he'd squeal, stomp his feet, point at the bear, and stomp his feet and squeal some more. When the bear'd go out of sight he looked at us and would go "Aaaaaaaa" (translation-"Where'd he go?"). We went inside to the indoor viewing and it took a few minutes for Noah to realize he was seeing the same bear. The indoor viewing is below the water level so you get to see the bear swimming under the water. It was very cool. Whenever the bear would come up and turn around, Noah would look back at me with these HUGE eyes like "Did you see that Daddy?" It was hilarious. The best part was when I took him over to an elevated area where the bear turns around in his swim. Noah's eye level was just about water level. The bear came up to the glass and instead of turning around he stopped and put his face up to Noah's to get a good look. Their faces were like 12 inches apart! The bear finally headed off and Noah looked back at us and started laughing. It was priceless.
The polar bear exhibit is a swimming pool with outdoor and indoor viewing. The outdoor viewing area had Noah pressing his face against the glass, then when the bear would swim by he'd squeal, stomp his feet, point at the bear, and stomp his feet and squeal some more. When the bear'd go out of sight he looked at us and would go "Aaaaaaaa" (translation-"Where'd he go?"). We went inside to the indoor viewing and it took a few minutes for Noah to realize he was seeing the same bear. The indoor viewing is below the water level so you get to see the bear swimming under the water. It was very cool. Whenever the bear would come up and turn around, Noah would look back at me with these HUGE eyes like "Did you see that Daddy?" It was hilarious. The best part was when I took him over to an elevated area where the bear turns around in his swim. Noah's eye level was just about water level. The bear came up to the glass and instead of turning around he stopped and put his face up to Noah's to get a good look. Their faces were like 12 inches apart! The bear finally headed off and Noah looked back at us and started laughing. It was priceless.
