Travel & Vacation: Visiting the Atlanta Zoo (Atlanta, GA)

 Our family at the Atlanta Zoo!

We surprised the girls with a long weekend trip to Atlanta, Georgia over Easter weekend.  They were very excited to go explore the Atlanta area.  We are members of our local zoo so we were able to get into the Atlanta Zoo at a discount which was really nice.  The kids love animals, learning more about various ones, interacting, and so much more.

Since it was Easter weekend at the Atlanta Zoo the animals were getting special treats to enjoy for the Holiday.  The new Amphibian & Reptile Exhibit also opened the weekend we were there as well.  There were a lot of people at the zoo, but it was so big we had plenty of time do see and do almost everything (some things the kids enjoyed it so much we did it again).

Pink Flamingos were hanging out peacefully near the entrance to the zoo

So excited….Karlie and Brina!  They have their maps out and are ready to GO!

 The birds were sleeping peacefully all together on one branch.

 It was a little chilly when we first got there in the shade at opening, but no one was complaining!

 Birds of all colors

Brina soaking it all in.  She loves animals.

 Playing around in the water puddles.

 Karlie smiling as she quietly watches the birds and little kids.

 Meerkat’s roaming around in their pen.

 There is always one Meerkat on watch (or guard) for predators

 They gave the Meerkats a pillow case stuffed full of hay, little bugs, and special treats.  They were a little timid about it at first, but before long they were all taking turns going into the pillow case and digging out their special treats.

 Are you done yet!  Hurry up and get your bug so I can get my turn inside the Easter treat sack!!!

 They look cute, but serious.  Look at those claws on this meerkat!  Yikes!

Rhino heading out into the sun after getting some sticky mud on itself to protect it from a sunburn.

 This rhino was moving the stick around and chewing on it.  Must of had something tasty on it.

 They drew flowers, easter eggs, and bunny rabbits with chalk on the rocks in the Zebra’s pen.

 The warthogs got hard boiled and colored Easter eggs for their special treat.  They both found the first one about the same time.

 Someone found the purple Easter egg!

The elephants had Easter eggs that had a jello consistency that they place in baskets made of leaves.   This elephant just discovered the basket of leaves and is moving it out of the way so she can eat her jello Easter egg.

 Whole lot of elephants!  They had a huge pen and sometimes if you couldn’t see them on one side you had to go around to see them in a different section.

 Jake and his girls exploring the Atlanta Zoo

 Beautiful bird

 Brina found Big Bird’s Nest!!! HA!

 My two little chickies in the huge nest!

Karlie thought the nest was hilarious!