Cutie patootie on the kid's train ride!

On the hike from the parking lot to the zoo entrance, I heard...."I'm hot....I'm tired....how much further?"....so I knew I was in for a real treat for the day walking around with happy, overjoyed children.  So I made the decision to pay the extra $9 and shoved them both into a stroller. Luckily JT, decided for the most part to be a big kid and walk - but it was nice to have a place for him to "hang" if he got tired! 

I really like goats....can you tell how much I really wanted to brush a goat?? 

 After paying admission, paying extra for seeing Dinosaurs that scared the poop out of them, paying for new hats and cool zoo slap bracelets and rides on the carousel and train...I refused to pay the crazy prices for food....I told them to live off the snacks and bottled water I had packed, but.....
The last 20 minutes at the zoo, all I heard was.."can we go to McDonalds?.....I'm hot......I'm thirsty....can we go to McDonalds????  So 400 feet out of the zoo entrance we stopped at McDonalds and you can see just how much of her smoothie she drank before she passed out.

Allendale Alligators!

I'm an Allendale Alligator, proud as can be
and part of a family that cares about me.
 I'm respectful, responsible and I do my best
because Allendale Alligators stand above the rest!