almost two weeks ago, we woke up on friday morning and immediately knew that the day contained all the elements for a perfect zoo day. so, we called the grandparents and met up for a beautiful, cool day at the zoo in june. (these have since been replaced with hot, sweltering never leave air conditioning days in june. thanks, mother nature.) i packed the camera because i knew the kids would get to do something i would never, EVER take them to do:
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this is the summer exhibit for 2009. birds and bees. when we told them about it, carter immediately asked, "why would i want to stand in there with bees?" good question, kid. mommy wonders the same thing about birds.
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this is quite possibly my biggest nightmare: a confined space full of people and birds.
birds. did you hear me say BIRDS? yuck!
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this is as close to this exhibit as i will get. yes, even for my kids. because when those birds aren't being coerced onto a stick, they all get together and fly in swarming circles! oh.my.gosh. i think my heart is palpitating just writing this.
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oh, i am better. cute baby pictures make me better. after all the bird hullabaloo, we made our way to sno cones and diaper changes.
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and took another self portrait in the sling.
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tagging along with the grandparents means you get sno cones, penny souvenirs and a ride on the pretty carousel because we know they are all made of money.
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and, they will push your exhausted children to the car when all they are doing is whining and complaining. the children that is, not the grandparents.
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thanks, meme & papaw! we had a so much fun and great naps, too!
6 comments:
Your bird phobia is so funny! My Mom HATED anything with feathers...so does Lydia!
Those pictures are so cute.
Love the stroller pic....and of course who wouldn't love a pic of a beautiful baby peeking out from under neath her hat?
Serious anxiety there! I refuse to go there too. Afterall, one of those awful creatures might attack...seriously.
Love the sling fabric - did you make it? if not can you tell me where you purchased it? TKS!
I, too, will not get near that exhibit!!! I have had a fear of birds since being attacked by a flock of them while my family and I were visiting Alcatraz in SF years ago - hate.them. The Denver Zoo had this same exhibit years ago, so I thought I would give it a go - STILL a bad idea - they are crazy
I would not even get near that the other day at the zoo. Birds freak me out!!!
So kind of you to let a strange bag lady ride the carousel with the children.
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