Manny Does Phoenix

Annie came to visit! Well, first my mom came to visit, but I accidentally didn't take any pictures, and then Annie came a couple of weeks later! We planned her entire trip around food and zoo.

We, of course, sat FRONT AND CENTER for the Wildlife Encounters show. This little tortoise is named Tortellini! TORTELLINI!!!!!

We had ten minutes to kill before the turaco feeding so we headed to the walk-through aviary just across the way. This bird was acting funny so we took pictures. Then we realized maybe it was sick, and told a zoo employee :( 40 seconds after posing for this picture, I checked my phone and realized it was exactly time for the turaco feeding and left Annie and Jon in my dust as I sprinted away.

We ran into this adorable pair over and over throughout the day. 

This muntjac snuffled my finger!

It's a TINY DEER with TUSKS.

Lory feeding schedule: Check, check, and check.

Covered in birds.

Everything in this picture is awesome. Blow it up.

A bird named Salsa.

Jon's hand. Proof that he was there.

Other things we did:

Hot tubbed in a downpour

Went on a walk/to the dog park

Watched Great Expectations (on Netflix streaming. It was great, even though it used the wrong ending.)

Shopped for yarn

Drank Italian sodas

Ate Sonoran hotdogs

Ate at Zinburger

Ate at Tokyo Lobby

Ate at Postino

Ate oreo dessert

Ate sausage, kale, and red potato soup

Ate nutella rice krispy treats

Ate ginger noodles (aka "Ginger Nudes")

I was not kidding about the food.

Thing we did not do:

Feed the stingrays

Two best photos of the trip (I held out on you):

Bye Manny. Miss you already :(