Zoo--TONS of pictures!!
Saturday, February 7, 2009 by Amy
Wow! Four posts today!
We went to the zoo today (obviously) and I have to admit that it was a bit chilly up on Cheyenne Mountain!! This was the first time that Avery independently fed the giraffes by herself. She's been scared every time until now. She was also being very frugal with her precious giraffe crackers, breaking each one up into 10+ pieces.
This one is funny. That giraffe had just licked a huge chunk of Riley's hair. She then turned around to see what it was when I took the picture. Then she turned back around and saw the giraffe right there in her face with its tongue out and SCREAMED and laughed. It was funny. Kind of like the infamous "James and the Cow" episode.
Avery's patented stink eye. I don't even remember what she was POed about. I think Daddy had put her jacket on "wrong" or something like that.
I didn't even mean to dress the girls alike today. I knew they were wearing the same pants (they are their only lined jeans, so that's what we had) but then I realize that they have the same shoes on (seemed sensible at the time so they wouldn't fight over who got the coolest shoes, etc.) and the jackets, well they were on sale. At least they're different colors!
Avery says "statue" really funny. She says "ta-CHOO". It took a little bit to figure out what she was saying, and Rudi was more baffled than usual on that one.
Oh, and after looking at the Spectacled Bear, Avery said "I know what bears eat! They eat peoples!" I told her that bears eat a lot of berries and fish, etc. Riley said they eat honey. So Avery said "Well, apparently peoples smell like berries and honey." Yes, she said "apparently" and obviously didn't believe that bears don't normally eat people. (But she does know that bears will eat people. Hey, we live in bear country and can't really afford to sugar-coat such details!)
All in all we had a very nice day. Yes, it was windy and cool up there, but the family time was much-needed. We were at the zoo for five hours, I believe. We had a coupon for 50% off of admission, and we got an additional $2 off each person with our military ID. So not too shabby at all. We brought our own food and drinks and kept it fairly cheap. But still fun!
And some animals for your viewing pleasure:
We went to the zoo today (obviously) and I have to admit that it was a bit chilly up on Cheyenne Mountain!! This was the first time that Avery independently fed the giraffes by herself. She's been scared every time until now. She was also being very frugal with her precious giraffe crackers, breaking each one up into 10+ pieces.
This one is funny. That giraffe had just licked a huge chunk of Riley's hair. She then turned around to see what it was when I took the picture. Then she turned back around and saw the giraffe right there in her face with its tongue out and SCREAMED and laughed. It was funny. Kind of like the infamous "James and the Cow" episode.
Avery's patented stink eye. I don't even remember what she was POed about. I think Daddy had put her jacket on "wrong" or something like that.
I didn't even mean to dress the girls alike today. I knew they were wearing the same pants (they are their only lined jeans, so that's what we had) but then I realize that they have the same shoes on (seemed sensible at the time so they wouldn't fight over who got the coolest shoes, etc.) and the jackets, well they were on sale. At least they're different colors!
Avery says "statue" really funny. She says "ta-CHOO". It took a little bit to figure out what she was saying, and Rudi was more baffled than usual on that one.
Oh, and after looking at the Spectacled Bear, Avery said "I know what bears eat! They eat peoples!" I told her that bears eat a lot of berries and fish, etc. Riley said they eat honey. So Avery said "Well, apparently peoples smell like berries and honey." Yes, she said "apparently" and obviously didn't believe that bears don't normally eat people. (But she does know that bears will eat people. Hey, we live in bear country and can't really afford to sugar-coat such details!)
All in all we had a very nice day. Yes, it was windy and cool up there, but the family time was much-needed. We were at the zoo for five hours, I believe. We had a coupon for 50% off of admission, and we got an additional $2 off each person with our military ID. So not too shabby at all. We brought our own food and drinks and kept it fairly cheap. But still fun!
And some animals for your viewing pleasure:
