Christmas Eve at the Zoo

We decided that this would be the perfect year to begin a new holiday tradition. Katie had wanted to go see the lights at the zoo for the whole season, but when things got busy, we ran out of time. We decided to head there on Christmas Eve. We had so much fun, and the crowds were so much lower than the rest of the year!

We decided to go on the train ride first, but we had to wait for a train to come. 

Aunt Jennifer was really excited to go! 

I loved how the train looked when we saw it coming! 

We saw a lot of lights on our train ride. 

There were lights all through the zoo. I loved the butterflies. 

I decided to feed the hummingbird. 

The big lawn area had so many lights that were coordinated with music. 

We stood and watched those lights for awhile. 

Why do Christmas lights always look better in person than in pictures? 

It was easy to stay on the Zoo Lights path. 

 Who knew there would be a bear around the corner to greet me?

It was the perfect night for a warm hug. 

This was my favorite part. It was like a painting made out of lights. 

I was also excited to see a Chinese dragon hanging in the background. 

It was so pretty there. 

We even stayed warm with layers and hand warmers. 

On the way out, we stopped in the tunnel of lights. 

Thanks for adding some more merry to our Christmas!