Today a WHOLE LOTTA Cousins got together for an fun-filled family outing at the Nations FIRST Zoo, the Philadelphia Zoo!
The Philadelphia Zoo opened its gates on July 1, 1874. The charter establishing the Zoological Society of Philadelphia was approved and signed on March 21, 1859. Due to the Civil War, however, it was another 15 years before America's first zoo was ready to open.
The Philadelphia Zoo is located on a spacious 42-acre Victorian garden area in West Philadelphia near the Schuylkill River.
The Philadelphia Zoo is located on a spacious 42-acre Victorian garden area in West Philadelphia near the Schuylkill River. We were blessed with a Sunny but windy day in the low 60s, after a week of clouds and rain. As you will see everyone had a ball.
Here's a Group Shot of the majority of us,
{before the arrival of the Wiggins Family}:
(Back Row) Arnold, Sharrod, Ashley, Adrian, Dante,
(Second Row) Anra, Deniene, Jamila, Dare
(Bottom Row) Darius, Omar, Faith, Nina-Skye & Jayson
Today, the Zoo has more than 1,300 rare and endangered animals, and its attendance is approximately 1.1 million visitors a year...and here are some of it cutest visitors:
The "Littlest" Cousins: Faith, Anra, Jayson, Isabel, Omar, Nina-Skye, Maritza & Isabel
Deniene, Dare and Jamila...YES...Even us BIG Cousins had a great time as well...
Nina-Skye sitting in a Pansy in the Zoo's Tree house:
Yikes! Nina-Skye & Isabel being hatched in the Zoo's Tree house:
Nina-Skye & her Daddy all smiles in the Zoo's Tree house:
Nina-Skye, Isabel & Maritza take a ride on a horse...
Ooohhh Weeeeee....Giddy-Up Cow Girls!
And of course we could not pass up on the opportunity of having all of our little faces painted! Here is an great artist working on transforming Nina-Skye into a beautiful butterfly.
TWO Beautiful Butterflies: Maritza & Nina-Skye
Anra, The Cute Little Tiger! Grrrr...lol!
An Artistic look of beauty on all of their little faces...even cousin Ashley who visited her brother Adrian, all the way from Spokane, WA got her face painted as well! What a pleasure it was to meet her!
Oh and I almost forgot about our other reason for going to the Zoo...it was to see some of their 1,300 rare and endangered animals! Here are a couple that I could not resist taking picture of...
And the end result of our Little Cousin Day at the Philadelphia Zoo...Here is what I'm sure ALL of the kiddies looked like after our outing, dinner at Golden Corral and a car ride home to our various destinations...
An Artistic look of beauty on all of their little faces...even cousin Ashley who visited her brother Adrian, all the way from Spokane, WA got her face painted as well! What a pleasure it was to meet her!
Oh and I almost forgot about our other reason for going to the Zoo...it was to see some of their 1,300 rare and endangered animals! Here are a couple that I could not resist taking picture of... And the end result of our Little Cousin Day at the Philadelphia Zoo...Here is what I'm sure ALL of the kiddies looked like after our outing, dinner at Golden Corral and a car ride home to our various destinations... 
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