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Been a long time since I've shared some kid pics. Well, we went to the Indianapolis Zoo on labor day, and the thought of a holiday rush had not crossed my mind until we were already on the road. Surprisingly it was not as busy as I expected, and we had a really great time.

A lot has changed since the last time I was there (many many years ago). They have added a little roller coaster that Tristen absolutely loved, proving he really is my son. Then of course there is the train which we were all able to go on:

From 2008

From 2008

The boys loved the aquarium portion which has always been my favorite part of the zoo as well. I think they miss the Oregon Coast Aquarium and the Monterrey Bay Aquarium, 2 of the best in the country that we lived close to out west.

From 2008

We finished up the day at the Dolphin show. By this time Trevor was getting tired and the last thing he wanted to do was sit still in the bleachers, which resulted in his binky flying through the air just moments after this picture was taken:

From 2008

As for that dolphin show, it was a LOT better the way I remembered it back in the day. The show that we saw had the dolphins do a couple of jumps and spend a majority of the time splashing the people sitting up front in the "splash zone". There was a story playing along with the show about protecting the environment and what we can all do, and had nothing to do with the dolphins at all. Tell a bit of the story, watch the dolphins jump, then tell a bit more of the story. It was obviously a case where they knew they would have a captive audience to try and convince that we should all switch to CFL lightbulbs. I'm all for that, but I want to hear about the dolphins.

Some of us ended the day a little too tired to eat..

From 2008