Spooktacular!

We had plans to enjoy yet another Jacksonville Fall activity! The Jacksonville Zoo puts on a "Spooktacular" that is family friendly...so off we went! Our friend Chad scored us some free tickets (thanks Chad!) and we got our Chik-Fil-A dinner to go! We met up with our friends the Baughmans (McKenna's future husband - Ezekiel) and began our trek through the zoo.

The paths were lined with Halloween lights and carved pumpkins. There were TONS of people. The car line to get it alone was crazy! There weren't many animals out, but the giraffes were definitely a highlight. We also saw a jaguar and some weird unidentifiable animal that we still have no idea what it was...it was a four-legged, long haired, pig/cow/anteater looking creature. Ezekiel called it a "cow" and we just went with it :o) The carousel was another big hit. McKenna was not so pleased when it started moving, so I hopped on, enjoyed the ride beside her and she was fine.

They had several candy stations throughout the park, music, bounce houses, and more. It will be something fun to try again when McK is a little older. She really enjoyed looking at the lights and people...but it ended up being a later night than I had hoped! I think if we try this again we'll go during a week night and hope for it not to be SO CROWDED!!! I'm glad we went and it's always good to be with Mark, Lauren and Ez.