Erin on TV
Lincoln Park Zoo
October 25, 2007
(Erin's Third Birthday)

      
Erin on The Channel 7 News on her Birthday




A beautiful tree

      
Look what they did to the old drinking fountains!
Old one on the left, new ones in the middle and on the right.
Sniff!

The Reptile House

   
Daphne and Brendan check out snakes

   
Erin, Daphne, Owen, Jean and Brendan

         
Brendan....Erin....Owen....Brendan

      
Brendan's reflection with the alligator....Flamingos

The Children's Area

         
Laura talking....Daphne listening....Pushing the strollers....Looking at the Water Display

         
Daphne climbed pretty high....Why yes, Erin is behind the waterfall.

The Flower House


They can call it The Lincoln Park Conservatory but it will always be The Flower House to me!

         
Art thing....Erin doesn't know what to think....The Sensitive Plant....Erin closes a fern by touching it

   
Daphne and Brendan were quite fascinated......by a drain!

         
Fern....Daphne carrying Brendan who ran amuck....Koi....Flowers

         
Posing in one of Grandma Kathy's happiest places on earth

         
Jean and Owen....Grandma Kathy lecturing Brendan and Daphne....Brendan lost interest....Leaves


Owen and Brendan ready to move on

      
Erin, Grandma Kathy, Brendan and Daphne running for joy....Daphne being an animal

Outdoor Animals

         
Camels....Laura laughing because Grandma Kathy said the bear might be inside....the bear (right there!)

   
The beautiful and graceful giraffes

      
Ostriches and squirrels

      
The lion checks out Brendan and Daphne

In The Animal Houses

      
Daphne was reluctant to go in this little cave....But she did it.....And Erin joined her

         
Posing on the big brass hippo....Erin on the baby hippo

      
A Mommy and Daddy monkey holding their red-headed newborn....Owen behind the net on his cage stroller

      
This guy was real friendly....he even showed us what he was eating

      
This guy liked Daphne too
Daphne posing while Erin is doing whatever she is doing
Grandma Kathy holding a door for the stroller pushers

      
Why yes, I am looking for Daphne's boopie....Daphne took these pictures

The Tourists

      
     So, for some reason, Jean had all the kids.  Laura and I were about 15 feet from them.  A couple of tourists stopped to take pictures of the kids.  Soon, Jean was surrounded and Laura and I were laughing.  Then they all turned and waved to us and we waved back.  Apparently they asked Jean if she was the mother of all of them and Jean pointed out Laura as the mother of the girls.  They spoke very little English but Jean did her best to understand them.  Two women had their picture taken with Daphne.  Daphne said, "Two mommies wanted to take my picture with them."  The whole thing was very strange and very funny.

      
Daphne posed for Mommy....Erin stayed bundled up

   
Daphne took a picture of herself....Erin in her Dora glasses

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