On a COLD day in Minnesota

After Abby did her best to imitate a scene from my favorite holiday movie (no one triple dog dared her, nor did we call the police or fire department)-

We had had enough of the cold and needed a little of this:

We packed up and went across town to the tropics! So tropical that my camera lens was fogging up:

Not wanting another day of being cooped up indoors at home, we took the girls to the Como Zoo and Conservatory for some heat, humidity, NO jackets, and animals!

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After checking out the plants and koi ponds inside, we put our jackets back on and ran between buildings to check out the animals. What a great time to be at the zoo...there was NO ONE there and many of the animals came right up to the glass to check us out. How weird to be nose-to-nose with a lion (through glass) or look right into the eyes of the monkeys. The staff was also very attentive to the girls- pointing out things and telling us more about them. Dave and I both agree that it was probably the most fun we have ever had at a zoo...even if it was -20 degrees!

L-R: Dave, Abby, Maddy. Oh, wait- that isn't Dave! That is a big hairy gorilla! :)