" We're going to the Z-O-O ." I replied, knowing she'd know the word I spelled.
" *gasp* The ZOO?! " and suddenly the room was abuzz with lists of " who to see" and " where to go's" .
A few of Mike's co-workers made plans to check out the Denver Zoo's " Zoo Lights" and we couldn't wait to go! It was definitely a chilly night, though not so much so that we didn't have a great time. There wasn't a great turn out, but three of " the co-workers" ( as Mack referrs to them) and their kids made it out. We made our way through the zoo, seeing light displays of wolves chasing bunnies, monkeys swinging in trees, and fire flies with their wings flapping in trees, to name a few. Mack's favorite was the lights that chase each other down the tree branches, making it feel like it was snowing!
These pictures were taken by my old point and shoot ( the " big camera" is too bulky to use with gloves on) and at night making them doubly bad, but you get the idea:
M's waiting for the gang to show up:
The gangs all here! It was nice that the indoor animal areas were still open and kept extra toasty- perfect for a quick warm up before heading back out for more lights:
Train ride by Christmas light-
Who can even think to skip the carousel?
It has been harder than I thought to " uproot" our Michigan traditions and swamp them out for Colorado ,especially because things in Colorado are so different so it feels somewhat like starting from scratch. Little by little, though with all our Colorado peeps excited to have us back, our Colorado traditions will fit like a nice and toasty glove.
