The Zoo
Forecasters are telling us that we are probably enjoying our last full week of beautiful weather. Sure, we'll have a few nice days here and there yet to come, but as far as a full week of 70 degree weather - probably not likely. I am quickly reminded of our first year here in Nearly, Canada. It was October 12 and we got over a foot of snow and lost power for 48 hours. Yikes! All this to say, we are taking every opportunity to soak up this amazing weather before it is gone for another 7 months!
Today, we headed to the zoo. For the size of town we live in, the zoo (or le zoo for you French readers) is remarkably nice. Obed has just recently realized there are actually animals at the zoo and is quite intrigued with them. He points at the animals and then grunts (which is his barking noise). Apparently all animals are some sort of dog.
For Ezra and Asher, the animals are really not the highlight of the zoo. Sure, they're nice to look at... but why waste your time with animals when there are things to do like stand on wrought iron fences?
One of their favorite zoo things to do is the "roundy thingy."
Another zoo highlight is that if there are enough quarters to be found, they each get to keep a quarter in their pocket and pick the "activity" on which they would like to use their quarter. Here, Ezra is being a very kind big brother and helping Asher fish his quarter out of his pocket in order to feed the goats.
Asher inherited my gift of concentration... the tongue falls out when really concentrating.
I think the boy's absolute favorite activity at the zoo, however, would have to be the cheap, plastic, falling-apart, moldy, Fisher Price barn (which makes so much sense). They like to play "driveway" at this nasty little barn. You know - a driveway is where you go when you want to order food at a restaurant but not go into eat. You go through the driveway. Obed is ordering a chocolate shake and paying with the acorn he found on the ground.
Ezra is the "taker" as he says... the one who takes the money. Asher is the "teller" - the one who tells the person at the driveway what he wants to eat.
Another favorite activity at the zoo is finding acorns. The boys like to fill their pockets with acorns and then throw them to all the animals. I guess they figure since squirrels eat acorns, why not giraffes, gibbons, alligators, pelicans - acorns are apparently the animal kingdom's new super food.
This was my attempt at getting a picture of all three boys at once - you know, to commemorate one of our last nice days until May. Here, all three are technically looking at the camera. Sure, Ezra is puckering and Asher looks like his eyes are closed - but really, he's smiling.
Attempt 2 - my personal favorite. Asher looks bored, Obed's watching Ezra and the hay he has pilfered from the baby animal barn. Ezra's batting Obed on the head with said hay.
Attempt 3 - 2/3 looking at the camera.
Attempt 4 - a total wash. Ezra thought he saw the peacock and was scared it might all of a sudden attack him. But in case you were worried - it wasn't the peacock after all - just a sparrow.
Today, we headed to the zoo. For the size of town we live in, the zoo (or le zoo for you French readers) is remarkably nice. Obed has just recently realized there are actually animals at the zoo and is quite intrigued with them. He points at the animals and then grunts (which is his barking noise). Apparently all animals are some sort of dog.
For Ezra and Asher, the animals are really not the highlight of the zoo. Sure, they're nice to look at... but why waste your time with animals when there are things to do like stand on wrought iron fences?
One of their favorite zoo things to do is the "roundy thingy."
Another zoo highlight is that if there are enough quarters to be found, they each get to keep a quarter in their pocket and pick the "activity" on which they would like to use their quarter. Here, Ezra is being a very kind big brother and helping Asher fish his quarter out of his pocket in order to feed the goats.
Asher inherited my gift of concentration... the tongue falls out when really concentrating.
I think the boy's absolute favorite activity at the zoo, however, would have to be the cheap, plastic, falling-apart, moldy, Fisher Price barn (which makes so much sense). They like to play "driveway" at this nasty little barn. You know - a driveway is where you go when you want to order food at a restaurant but not go into eat. You go through the driveway. Obed is ordering a chocolate shake and paying with the acorn he found on the ground.
Ezra is the "taker" as he says... the one who takes the money. Asher is the "teller" - the one who tells the person at the driveway what he wants to eat.
Another favorite activity at the zoo is finding acorns. The boys like to fill their pockets with acorns and then throw them to all the animals. I guess they figure since squirrels eat acorns, why not giraffes, gibbons, alligators, pelicans - acorns are apparently the animal kingdom's new super food.
This was my attempt at getting a picture of all three boys at once - you know, to commemorate one of our last nice days until May. Here, all three are technically looking at the camera. Sure, Ezra is puckering and Asher looks like his eyes are closed - but really, he's smiling.
Attempt 2 - my personal favorite. Asher looks bored, Obed's watching Ezra and the hay he has pilfered from the baby animal barn. Ezra's batting Obed on the head with said hay.
Attempt 3 - 2/3 looking at the camera.
Attempt 4 - a total wash. Ezra thought he saw the peacock and was scared it might all of a sudden attack him. But in case you were worried - it wasn't the peacock after all - just a sparrow.
posted by Kirsten at
10:24 AM
4 Comments:
So sad we missed LeZoo today; looks like a rockin' good time. We had so much fun at home cleaning instead.
These last pictures remind me about our last trip to the zoo, when Isaiah was so uninterested that he was halfway down the road and it was just Sydney and the 2 cousins in the pic. :)
What a fun day. Glad you all are able to enjoy this last bit of warmer weather. Maybe winter will hold off until after the middle of October! Or, maybe even after Christmas! I guess that would be asking for a little much for Nearly Canada.
I can't even begin to say how much I miss Nearly Canada weather. Come visit Almost Mexico, please!
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