"What about trying another zoo? " SD comments.
I said, "What other zoo is there?"
"The Toledo zoo." He smiles.
"They have a zoo?" huh..Who knew?
So, off we went today and it was great. It is a beautiful zoo with an amazing area about Africa. We took a train that traveled around the savannah, which had animals such as giraffes, impalas, wild dogs, zebras and various birds (one being a huge ostrich) that were close or in plain sight. It was amazing. The shops looked like huts along with the food areas. Visually it was very cool. The kids road a carousel that instead of horses had African Wildlife. Gabe rode a hornless rhino(not sure why it was hornless) and Boo road the impala. It influenced her so much that she became an impala for the rest of the day. She had a very interesting squeak that she did, convinced that that was truly how they talked.
This was taken in the Arctic Zone. There are two things about Gabe that I want to point out. One is that he is wearing sunglasses! After trying the last two summers, he finally will wear them. In fact he will ask to wear them when it is sunny outside! We are still working on wearing a hat. I have bought so many hats, just hoping, maybe someday.
He also is wearing new shoes that are very different than his last two pairs. The last two pairs were identical, mostly my fault, I didn't want to deal with the struggle of introducing new shoes and I liked the style of them too. But, his feet are getting huge, size 11 1/2, and the style he was used to wearing will not be around forever. I also wanted to go back to velcro, because he is learning how to put his shoes on at school and velcro just makes it easier. The times are changing :o)
I laughed at this picture, because it looks like he's "tickling" the wild boars nose.
"I see elephants...YES!" Gabe was really into seeing the elephants, especially the baby elephant. Boo named the baby Ellie. I often hear Gabe speaking similar to the questions and answers he practices at speech.
"Is it a shoe?" Dr. Karen sometimes asks as she holds up a flashcard of a ball.
"Nooooo." Gabe shakes his head.
"Is it a ball?" She asks.
"Yes!" Gabe says with enthusiasm.
So when he wants something, you can expect it to be followed with a "YES!"
"Watch Barney video....YES!" Gotta love the enthusiasm!
The day ended with a long drive home, Robots the movie and quick naps for everyone, but SD, in the car. With an hour before dinnertime, we got out the slip and slide for some fun in the sun. Then the two snuggled up for Gabe's "I want sleeping" time.
What a great adventure we had today!
And to answer two questions..
-I did write the letter. I felt good about it, because now it is out of my hands and into Gods.
- The other is to Mom-NOS, I look forward to sharing Boo's and Gabe's answers to the questions soon. Great idea.
