We started off the day with a monorail ride . . . twenty minutes in duration and about ten minutes too long given that the boys were required to remain seated for the duration of the ride, which was not their preference. Cute pic of Noel just as we were starting the ride:
After the monorail, we made our way to the new Africa section, which was shockingly authentic and well-designed (surprising given the repuation of the Dallas Zoo). Once in "Africa," we watched the trainers examine and then feed the lions (hard for the boys to get to the front and see) and then made our way to giraffe feeding station, which was the biggest hit. The boys absolutely LOVED the feeding . . . the giraffe area is actually sunken by a couple of floors, so we were able to walk right up to their mouth-level. We purchased large leaves of romaine lettuce and the boys were completely fearless . . . Ethan was especially giggly and actually tried to prolong the experience by tearing his lettuce into very small pieces (which obviously didn't sit well with the giraffe):
After the giraffe feeding, we made our way over to the Children's Zoo, which also exceeded our expectations. Our first activity at the Children's Zoo was the horse petting area, which got some cute and funny reactions from the boys, who were perhaps thinking they horse hair would be as soft/slick as the synthetic horse hair from one of their peek-a-boo books:
After walking through the barnyard section (pigs, bunnies, horses, barn owls), we went to a great koi pond with an underwater viewing area that was right at the boys' eye level. We then made our way over the baby goat (kids, if you will) feeding/petting section, which was another big hit . . . that is until Ethan starting confusing kid poop for kid food and we had to make a hasty exit:
This was certainly one of our most successful days as a Brigeade . . . which was evidenced by the fact that the boys were literally crashed out asleep within 3 minutes of pulling out of our parking space!
Hello, my name is Jonathan Armstead and I work for AMS Pictures. We are the creative agency for the Dallas Zoo and we are working on an advertising campaign for 2014 that centers around the theme “My Dallas Zoo.” We are wanting to use real photography from real Dallas Zoo customers for the campaign.
ReplyDeleteWe came across the images of your son feeding the giraffe at the zoo. Would you be interested in possibly sharing those for the campaign? It could possibly be used in print, radio, television or internet advertising for the Dallas Zoo. But first, we’d like to know the story behind the photo because we’d like every photo to include a little story that others might relate to.
Is this something you’d be interested in sharing? If so, do you have a few minutes to answer some questions?
• When was the photo taken?
• Who are subjects in the photo?
• What was your experience like at the Dallas Zoo that day?
• Was this moment captured in the picture a special moment?
• What do you like about the photo?
• What do you like about the Dallas Zoo?
• Would you be comfortable if we took the facts of your story and wrote it up in a more ad-friendly way?
While we don’t have the advertising budget to pay you for the use of the image, you will be given a photo credit plus 4 passes to the zoo.
Please let me know at your earliest convenience. You may reach me at jarmstead@amspictures.com or at (214) 646-9256.
Thanks!
Jonathan