Visited the Philadelphia Zoo to see the four lion cubs. They are absolutely adorable and their Mama is just beautiful too. See below for the first batch of pictures from my visit and expect many more to come, of course. And if you haven’t already done so, check out yesterday’s post of fall pictures from Valley Forge Park.

Mama was the main attraction for the babies and you could just see how much she loved them. Sweetness exemplified.

Curious little thing checking out a local leaf.

I may share a series of pictures from the shot below – the cub was playing with the very patient mama but this is only one of the shots.

Don’t miss the baby playing at Mama’s feet

Beautiful first time Mama

Such an exhibit of Mama and baby love, all day long.

Just loved the expression on the lion cub’s face as he looked at the red ball so longingly.

Hello there!

Look at the adorable curl of the ears on two of them – I actually think I caught them twitching but I’m not certain.

All four babies lined up

The baby on the right just wouldn’t wake up while his siblings were all there but the shot is still adorable