Look at the Hippos!

Unfortunately, my prayers for a freak August snowstorm were not granted this morning. Instead, the four of us were showered with boiling rays of Mississippi sunshine as the we toured around the Jackson Zoo at high noon. No bother, we decided to make the best of it and brought along a massive 1 gallon carton of ice cold water, 2 disposable plastic cups, and 2 sippy cups... one for each happy zoo-going child. We started off with the giraffe exhibit, which was pretty cool (see photo below) but Savannah was not quite satisfied. She wanted to see the HIPPOS. So we continued on, suffering through the humidity that soaked us all in sweat. Emme seemed to be most excited about the ducks, which was adorable considering that she just learned how to say the word "duck" a few days ago!

We plowed through the Amazon Jungle exhibit, the Rain-forest display, and the Aquarium with sweltering enthusiasm but despite the ever changing sights and sounds, all we heard from Savannah the entire day was, "Look at the Hippos!" The funny thing is, Savvy quite literally knows the identity of every zoo creature blindfolded; however today (for whatever reason) each animal was given a new name: Hippo. Ironically, we did not see a single genuine Hippo all morning... but Savannah would be quick to tell you the contrary. HER zoo was just brimming with Hippos. Amazing new breeds like tiger-hippos, monkey-hippos, parrot-hippos, and my favorite... elephant-hippos. WHAT A DAY!