Brrrrr-rookfield Zoo

Seriously, only in Chicago does a family decide that as soon as it hits 40 degrees, we should go to the zoo. But that's EXACTLY what we did last weekend. We weren't the only ones, though. Both of my sisters met us there too. 

 It was really a fun day. Not too much action by the animals, except for the polar bears, of course. 

It really wasn't that cold, but it was still nice to "escape" Chicago's winter for a while. I loved the tank with basically all of the Finding Nemo characters:

And then there was this adorable penguin who kept swimming up to us.

 This beautiful alligator was so still, I thought it was fake.

 Little Pheebs loves turtles

 And Alice loved the lemurs so much that she wanted to be one. She dressed up like one in the children's zoo and was so excited to show her little lemur friends her tail.

 She kept saying to them, "Look, lemurs. I have a tail like YOU!"

 They were less than amused.

 They just sat. Looking around. With their tails hanging.

 She wasn't offended. She was just delighted to have a tail.

It was a great day. Something so wonderful about living here in this amazing city is that, places like this, that are typically jam-packed during the summer months, are actually BEST to visit during those off-season days. This was one of those memorable days.