A bday afternoon at Hogle Zoo

Last Monday, (presidents day) was also a special day in the Harris Household! It was Jakes birthday! Jake turned 33 years old! Wahoo! Both of us were so excited he had the day off work, and it landed on his birthday! Could he be any luckier?! Jake really wanted to go to the zoo for one part of his birthday, so after a fun breakfast at The Park Cafe, we headed to Hogle Zoo. The parking lot was packed...and guess what? We got rockstar parking. I guess thats plays into birthday privileges :) We were there from 12:30 to 3:30pm and it was an awesome time to be there! Animals were getting feed, and many of them were out enjoying the sun and having fun! We also got to see the cute polar bear and grizzlies! We have never seen them at the zoo before! Here are some fun pictures we got from the days adventures!

OK! This Jaguar was the neatest! He was so much fun, and a bit scary to many people around us! He was jumping up on the glass and scratching and growling! You could see his breath on the glass! The crazy thing is, the glass must be pretty thick because I couldn't hear his grow but I could see him growling quite intensely! He was so awesome! Here are some pictures we got of him and he pounced the wall several times at those by us, and even Jake and I! We felt so lucky :) What an awesome encounter! I have always wanted a wild cat of my own. Its actually on my bucket list to own one and be friends :)

 My, what large teeth you have....

Winter Zoo Attire with a Jaguar ATTACK!

When ever I go to a place like the zoo, or a museum, ext. I like to be comfy but still decent looking for pictures. Since the zoo is mostly outside (and its winter), I needed to have a comfy pair of sunnies, a warm coat, cozy shoes, gloves and clothes I could move in! Last Monday, Jake and I went to the zoo for his birthday! More zoo pictures coming tomorrow :)

It actually got nice enough, and sunny out that I got to take off my coat for some of our time at the zoo! It was wonderful! I remember when Jake surprised me this turtle cardigan awhile back with a love note saying how he thought I was such a good turtle mom. hehe

Coat: Nordstroms (old) Something similar Here and Here

Cardigan: Anthropologie (old) 

Jeans: Current and Elliot , similar here and here

Shoes: Tory Burch

Purse: Louis Vuitton

Sunnies: Prada

Gloves: H&M, something similar here and here 

When Jake and I were exploring at the zoo we came upon this beautiful Jaguar. He was so awesome! He was jumping up on the glass growling and pouncing! He did it several times and would do a mean scary face and then do a cute little smile. I think he was having a good time! I think I would enjoy messing with people if I were an animal at the zoo to. Jake and I were laughing so hard when the Jaguar would pounce the glass because kids and moms would scream so loud! You could even see his breath on the glass! When we came and pounced at me I hope he was not offended by my faux fur coat! :)

I have never been to the zoo and seen an animal so excited to greet his visitors! A fun moment I will always remember! 

Our coats kinda matched. Hope he didn't mind. His is prettier :) More zoo pictures to come tomorrow!