Goodbye Gorilla, Hello Cheetahs

The family visited the Dallas Zoo on Friday, hoping to catch a final glimpse of Patrick the Gorilla before he was shipped off to a new zoo.

Lukas, our biggest animal lover, was really upset that Patrick was leaving. 

The gorilla wasn't even supposed to come out that day (he had a busy final viewing weekend planned), but he happened to walk out just as the kids approached the viewing area. 

Nobody else was around, so they got some alone time with him and watched him eat celery.

The kids also got a treat and were able to meet the new baby cheetahs. 

Keira was especially thrilled (look back at the first picture and see what she is holding).

And oh yeah, they apparently met a penguin as well.