Family Fieldtrip Day

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During Christmas break we took a family fieldtrip to the Los Angeles Zoo.  This is an activity that we love to do as a family and we try to go once a year.  While Brittany and Matt were home for the holidays, we thought this would be a perfect time to go.  It was a little crowded, but the weather was perfect and the animals were active.  We decided this was a very good time to visit the zoo.

It is a tradition to go inside the gopher holes for a photo.  I found myself giggling as the kids popped their heads up and down.  It was our own personal version of Holbrook Wack-a-Mole!

Our favorite exhibit this time was the gorilla habitat.  The big silverback was very active and he put on a good show for us.

We had an unexpected sighting. We were walking through the crowd and Hannah stepped on someones foot.  We looked up into the face of David Arquette(t.v./movie actor).  I was so stunned that I sort of stammered and tried to tell the rest of the family who it was.  You would think of all the moments we had our camera ready, this could have been one of them.  But, it was not to be. We are just left with a good story to tell.

Brett takes amazing pictures with his new camera.  We have a whole memory card full of amazing animal photos, I wish I could post them all!

We were so surprised and pleased to see that the tiger had some new cubs!  They were adorable and very playful.  We spent a large chunk of time watching them play.  This exhibit is always at the top of our most favorites.

After the zoo, we always try to kill time in L.A. to avoid traffic coming home.  This time we went up to the Griffith Observatory to watch the sunset.  The views from there are always amazing and the sunset was spectacular!  The colors were enhanced by the layer of smog from the city.

We decided it was a perfect time to swing by the Los Angeles Temple to see the Christmas lights.  My favorite is the palm trees all covered in lights.  It was a perfect close to a very long and wonderful day!