Brookfield Zoo

Off to the zoo we trekked early Tuesday morning. The Illinois schools were back in session (ie, empty zoo), and it was a wonderfully perfect sunny 70 degree day (although, I could've done without the wind). For $50 we got a full round of tickets that got us into every show and exhibit for the day. Our first stop, Dolphin Show, but not before stuffing our faces with giant soft pretzels (pardon the mouth full).


I knew right off the bat it wasn't likely Josie was just going to sit down and watch, the show had to be GOOD if she was going to make it through. While the dolphins did some amazing stunts that she thought were neat, there were lulls between stunts and she just wasn't happy about sitting still. But lucky for her, Dad was listening closely to the informative lecture and was able to answer a tricky question and win J a cool prize! The prize (a stuffed lion) came not a moment too soon - I was moments from walking out with a flailing screaming little girl. ummm, no pictures of THAT!




Happily we moved on to find more interative animals and exhibits. I was surprised but the lack of animals at this zoo, to be truthful! While Brookfield is wildly popular zoo, we've see much more at the Indy and Fort Wayne zoos (for half the price)! A little disappointing, but still made for a beautiful day of animal watching and enjoying our "weekend" during the week when everyone else was in school and at work!