Banham Zoo/My Birthday

Tuesday was my birthday. The big 2-8. Yeah I know, almost the big 3-0. Not that I am really paying attention or anything. We decided to keep things pretty low key around the Bungalow. I sent LaLa to school as usual and my parents, KiKi and I went to the Banham Zoo, which is about a 30-45 min drive away. It is just a small zoo, nothing big and fancy. I wouldn't consider it a "small town zoo" though. It didn't lack for animals at all.

There were Monkeys



Penguins!



Fur Seals!



Meerkats!



Camels!

My favorite thing from the whole day was the Tigers! There was a mother Tiger and two male cubs. They were entirely too cute. The cubs were pouncing on each other and their mom. Running and biting each other. They were just like two little boys who were rough housing to blow off a little steam. It was great to watch. I also got some great shots of them.

They were so much fun to watch. There were also giraffes, zebras, beautiful horses, tons of birds of prey, lemurs of all sorts, kangaroos, and leapards. It was an absolutely beautiful zoo. I really wasn't expecting much when we went there, but I got so much more than I expected. I actually think it was better than the Kansas City Zoo. Shhh. Not because of the animal selection, but because the animals were actually close enough that you could see them. There was also not a ton of walking distance between the animal enclosures. This made it a lot easier for KiKi to walk through and she didn't get cranky until the very end. That wasn't even because she was tired. It was because she was hungry. We could have got refreshments there, but we were close enough to the house that we just headed home and caught some lunch at the Bungalow.

To round of my birthday we went to the Bird and Hand. It is one of the local pubs. Fantastic food. I had the steak and ale pie. It was soooo yummy. Domino got me a really beautiful candle holder for my mantle, The Man got me a new belt that I desparately needed, and my mom and dad got me a new flat iron and blowdryer with English plugs. It was such a great day overall. Thanks to everyone who sent me birthday messages here on the blog and on facebook. Love ya'll!

My own Tiger.
Hello Sam Kitty, what are you doing in there?