A Zoo in New Jersey?

Who would have thought there would be penguins and leopards in New Jersey? On Monday we left it up to Jacob, NYC or the NJ Zoo. We were all leaning towards the zoo since we were a little unsure about taking Lindsey to the City. I think we will leave that till Christmas. We went to the Turtleback Zoo and it was super cute! The kids rode the carousel with me and Aunt Becky. That ended up being a good thing for Jake, it was the only horse he got to ride that day. Lindsey was super excited to go on a pony ride, last year Lee and I tried to put her on one at the apple orchard and she freaked out. This time, she was so excited and smiled ear to ear! They had a height requirement and Jake just made it, he was almost too tall. Well, I think the horse must have been watching him and knew he was a big kid. When Jacob sat on the horse and they tried to walk him, the horse went a bit crazy. Enough to make both Jacob and I a nervous wreck. He decided to stick to the porcelain horse! We ended the day at Aunt Becky's for dinner and it was a great Monday!