Well, we did actually get out of the house today. We spent the afternoon at the Fort Worth Zoo, which is supposedly much better than the Dallas Zoo. (Too bad, since we found out when we got home that the Dallas Zoo had admission for $1 for today only.)
The drive down there was long, and the drive back even longer because of nasty traffic, but it was totally worth it. It was tons of fun to watch Patrick's reaction to everything at the zoo. He was only nominally interested in the animals, but found the other people, the fence, the ground, everything else, incredibly thrilling.
We had intended to push him around in his stroller, but we quickly discovered he couldn't see many of the animals from there and he was getting bored. That means we ended up taking turns carrying him around and pushed his diaper bag in the stroller. Then he was more curious about Nana's necklace and earrings, Grandpa's buttons and glasses, and Daddy's hair, than the animals.
Still, it was cute to watch every time he found an animal. He immediately lapsed into his "kitty" voice and squealed "Iy-ieee." The funniest looking kitty I've ever seen was labeled "rhinoceros" by the zoo.
By the time we reached the reptile house, Patrick was all done in, so we dropped him back in his stroller and he fell right asleep. It was too bad, because we made one last stop by the kangaroos before leaving, and they were active. There was one mama kangaroo with a joey in her pouch. The joey was getting just about too big to stay there any longer, though, and kept crawling in and out of the pouch. He could even lean out and eat while in the pouch. Another young kangaroo kept running circles around the pen. I wish I could have gotten better video of it.
Yes, I have many, many pictures of the animals at the zoo, and one or two of the family too, but I am much too exhausted to download, sort through, and edit them tonight. All the fresh air combined with a little less sleep than I'd like have wiped me out. Patrick too actually...he crashed by 7:30. I think we'll all sleep well tonight.
The drive down there was long, and the drive back even longer because of nasty traffic, but it was totally worth it. It was tons of fun to watch Patrick's reaction to everything at the zoo. He was only nominally interested in the animals, but found the other people, the fence, the ground, everything else, incredibly thrilling.
We had intended to push him around in his stroller, but we quickly discovered he couldn't see many of the animals from there and he was getting bored. That means we ended up taking turns carrying him around and pushed his diaper bag in the stroller. Then he was more curious about Nana's necklace and earrings, Grandpa's buttons and glasses, and Daddy's hair, than the animals.
Still, it was cute to watch every time he found an animal. He immediately lapsed into his "kitty" voice and squealed "Iy-ieee." The funniest looking kitty I've ever seen was labeled "rhinoceros" by the zoo.
By the time we reached the reptile house, Patrick was all done in, so we dropped him back in his stroller and he fell right asleep. It was too bad, because we made one last stop by the kangaroos before leaving, and they were active. There was one mama kangaroo with a joey in her pouch. The joey was getting just about too big to stay there any longer, though, and kept crawling in and out of the pouch. He could even lean out and eat while in the pouch. Another young kangaroo kept running circles around the pen. I wish I could have gotten better video of it.
Yes, I have many, many pictures of the animals at the zoo, and one or two of the family too, but I am much too exhausted to download, sort through, and edit them tonight. All the fresh air combined with a little less sleep than I'd like have wiped me out. Patrick too actually...he crashed by 7:30. I think we'll all sleep well tonight.
Labels: Special Events/Outings
2 Comments:
Sounds like a fun day! I hope that you have a very happy Thanksgiving with your folks :)
sounds like a super day at the zoo :) I know how exciting it was when we took Randie too.. Its more fun to watch their expression than the zoo itself.. :)
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