Day 9: A Starry Safari

At last-minute, we decided to head out to the Starry Safari at the Phoenix Zoo tonight for my 30 Days to 30 Years adventure. We were going to go tomorrow, but my plans for tonight fell through and it seemed like a good idea. It was really cute. The zoo had put up some bounce houses and a climbing wall for the kids and still had a few sections open to explore and see the animals. Unfortunately, we got there a little late so we only got to see a handful of animals... including the outcast elephant (the zoo staff said she is a "bully" and isn't able to sleep inside with the others, that's why she was outside for the kids to see), some sleeping orangutans, some goofy tree swinging monkeys, dizzy camels and a couple of hungry zebras. We brought our neighbor Alyssa with us so after the small journey to see the animals, the kids spent some time in the bounce houses and we headed home. It definitely was a fun way to spend a Friday night with the family. (Side note: I admit the picture I posted is from a different trip to the zoo earlier this year. All of the ones I took tonight were too dark or blurry for posting.)