Zoo tour

Wow what a day. We went to the zoo for the first time that he could comprehend. It was quite an adventure. We saw elephants, zebras, giraffes, snakes, hyenas, bears, lions and monkeys. We went in an exotic bird exhibit and they flew all around you. They talked to him and he screeched in excitement louder than the birds. As you can see he is 34 inches tall now. Grew an inch and learned a life lesson at the hippo exhibit. The hippo comes out of the water and shakes his tail and then the sh*t really starts to fly. Sorry the video was shot at an angle. I'm glad the monkeys weren't flinging their poo and doing other nasty things.


He wasn’t a big fan of the rattlesnake as it was lying in the glass case right next to him. He said bye pretty quickly. He mostly got mad that he couldn’t climb on the protective railings. Probably what he is going to remember most of all is that we won't let him climb on things.

He had his Mr. Silly shirt on. Some guy laughed and said hi Mr. Silly and he immediately pointed to his shirt to show him Mr. Silly. Whenever he wears the shirt to school his teachers ask him where Mr. Silly is and he points to himself. Funny stuff.

Only about two meltdowns today. We played out in the yard most of the day and did some small amount of yard work. He helped us pick up sticks and rocks and threw them away in the garbage can. We played roll the car to each other tonight and then he gave me about 10 minutes of running hugs. He waits a few seconds and runs up for a big hug. He then back peddles a few steps and then does it all over again. You can never get tired of that. After bedtime we made a fire and I hooked up the TV to watch the Rays beat the Red Sox. Just the perfect temp for a fire. Our luck is about to run out as it is supposed to be cold for the next week.