Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Saturday, May 5, 2007 by Amy
Okay, the camera ran out of batteries while dowloading picutres. So I promise promise promise to download pictures tonight and post them. I promise!
We had a great day at the zoo on Tuesday. It was the absolute perfect weather, occasional rainshowers and all. It was warm but overcast, so no need to worry about sun block. Of course, we fed the giraffes, although Avery was interested from a distance but wouldn't actually feed them. The petting zoo was a huge hit with Avery, who was absolutely squeeling with delight at the pig. After about fifteen minutes squeeling at the pig, Avery decided for some reason that the pig was scary. Riley was terrified of the chickens, of all things. Everywhere we went, she would ask if there's going to be chickens there. It probably didn't help that I would sneak up behind her and go "bok bok bok!". But it sure was funny. Avery's favorite by far were the chipmunks that thrive at the zoo. It was quiet at the zoo, not too many people. Probably a combination of the weather, the early season, and the late hour. But it was great without the crowds and we could hear the animals making their animal noises. We will definitely be going back soon. They have a lot of members only events that should be fun. And it would make us feel special...
One the way home from the zoo, we missed our turn and winded up going about a half mile down a country road, where I bespied through some trees a whole lot of crazy-cool sculptures. So I went down there and there were dozens of huge metal sculptures that were really appealing. I didn't know anything about them, so I had to google it when I got home. Turns out it's the family home of a sculptor who died in the fifties, and those are his sculptures. There's a huge dispute going on with neighbors, the city, and other family members about whether the scultures are in violation of city ordinances and such. I think they're beautiful and barely visible through the trees, so what's the problem? Probably because it's in the snooty area of town, the Broadmoor area.
So Avery now says "more" and waves good-bye. That's about it on the Avery communicating topic. She needs to start talking more soon, or else I may go absolutely crazy.
I'm actually trying to read a book now, "What's the What?" by Dave Eggers. It's by far the most interesting book that I've read in a while, but I'm so used to devouring books in a day or two, that it's really frustrating how little time I have to read.
I went to a NINO meeting yesterday, and it was just the hostess, the leader, and I. It was actaully nice because we really got to dish on things, like the handmade mei tais you can get on ebay for $20. The hostess said that she bought two mei tais for $45 each because she liked the fabric, and when it came, it was JUST the fabric with straps sewn on. Like ONE layer of fabric, and the seller said it would work for a toddler. Ha! So anyways...Riley got to play with two other older girls there. The family has large dogs, apparently, because they had two dog cages in their bedroom that were large enough for an adult person to sleep comfortably in. Riley had fun with the girls pretending to be dogs. Until something happened with Riley getting shut in a room. Riley said she was locked in, but maybe she just couldn't open the door. So that pretty much ended the meeting for us, since it was past naptime anyway. It was just strange that there were so many people at the last NINO North meeting, and so few this time. It was fun anyway, since I got to converse and get to know two people, being new to the group and all.
We had a great day at the zoo on Tuesday. It was the absolute perfect weather, occasional rainshowers and all. It was warm but overcast, so no need to worry about sun block. Of course, we fed the giraffes, although Avery was interested from a distance but wouldn't actually feed them. The petting zoo was a huge hit with Avery, who was absolutely squeeling with delight at the pig. After about fifteen minutes squeeling at the pig, Avery decided for some reason that the pig was scary. Riley was terrified of the chickens, of all things. Everywhere we went, she would ask if there's going to be chickens there. It probably didn't help that I would sneak up behind her and go "bok bok bok!". But it sure was funny. Avery's favorite by far were the chipmunks that thrive at the zoo. It was quiet at the zoo, not too many people. Probably a combination of the weather, the early season, and the late hour. But it was great without the crowds and we could hear the animals making their animal noises. We will definitely be going back soon. They have a lot of members only events that should be fun. And it would make us feel special...
One the way home from the zoo, we missed our turn and winded up going about a half mile down a country road, where I bespied through some trees a whole lot of crazy-cool sculptures. So I went down there and there were dozens of huge metal sculptures that were really appealing. I didn't know anything about them, so I had to google it when I got home. Turns out it's the family home of a sculptor who died in the fifties, and those are his sculptures. There's a huge dispute going on with neighbors, the city, and other family members about whether the scultures are in violation of city ordinances and such. I think they're beautiful and barely visible through the trees, so what's the problem? Probably because it's in the snooty area of town, the Broadmoor area.
So Avery now says "more" and waves good-bye. That's about it on the Avery communicating topic. She needs to start talking more soon, or else I may go absolutely crazy.
I'm actually trying to read a book now, "What's the What?" by Dave Eggers. It's by far the most interesting book that I've read in a while, but I'm so used to devouring books in a day or two, that it's really frustrating how little time I have to read.
I went to a NINO meeting yesterday, and it was just the hostess, the leader, and I. It was actaully nice because we really got to dish on things, like the handmade mei tais you can get on ebay for $20. The hostess said that she bought two mei tais for $45 each because she liked the fabric, and when it came, it was JUST the fabric with straps sewn on. Like ONE layer of fabric, and the seller said it would work for a toddler. Ha! So anyways...Riley got to play with two other older girls there. The family has large dogs, apparently, because they had two dog cages in their bedroom that were large enough for an adult person to sleep comfortably in. Riley had fun with the girls pretending to be dogs. Until something happened with Riley getting shut in a room. Riley said she was locked in, but maybe she just couldn't open the door. So that pretty much ended the meeting for us, since it was past naptime anyway. It was just strange that there were so many people at the last NINO North meeting, and so few this time. It was fun anyway, since I got to converse and get to know two people, being new to the group and all.
