When your 2-1/2 year old daughter sits down on the couch with your Bible and says, “Let’s read the Bible, Mom!”
Okay. I think that’s more important than whatever I was doing right now.
And we got through two chapters before Micah bonked his head on the end table. . .
One of the best parts of having a zoo membership is that you don’t have to see all of it in one day. You can take your kids and let them see whatever they want to see, for as long (or as short) as they want to see it, and you’re not wasting your money, because you can always come back another day and see the rest. Plus you can randomly go to the zoo when the weather is perfect and everyone else is at work! And no, the zoo is not giving me anything complementary for blogging about it. I’m just enjoying our membership!
We were at the zoo for a birthday party on Sunday and Mara commented a couple of times that we didn’t see the goats. So when we went back on Tuesday, the goats were one of our first stops.
“Who goes to the zoo to see goats?” my husband asked.
And of course, the answer is: City kids. My city kids.
We had the goats all to ourselves this morning. No one else even came by to see them until we had moved on to the chickens.
This was Micah’s first experience with the goats. I was curious what it would be like.
Initially he had some reservations.
It helped that Mara was so comfortable with the goats. And they were so comfortable with her.
Mara showed Micah how it’s done. . .
Micah kept calling out to Mara. . . I can’t wait until he starts “verbalizing” instead of just “vocalizing”!
I have to say: these must be the gentlest goats in the world! They are sooo patient with even the littlest children!
All in all, it was a good experience–for the goats and the “kids.” 😉
There was a 40% chance of rain today, and we got all 40%! 🙂 I was glad we went to the zoo yesterday, since there is a chance of rain every day the rest of the week.
Both kids slept in today. I actually woke Micah up when I ventured into his room at 8 o’clock.
Both kids barely nibbled at their breakfast.
Both kids fussed a lot and wanted sit around. Micah took two naps.
Come to think of it, I feel a little groggy and grumpy on rainy days sometimes too . . .
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When Mara woke up this morning, she said: “I need some protein in my tummy!”
We sat down for creamed eggs and biscuits, and she said, “There’s no protein here.”
So I informed her: “Actually, yes, Mara, there is protein: in the eggs and in the milk.”
She looked back down at her creamed eggs for a minute, and then said, “Int’resting!”
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Mara, looking concerned: I feel like I was born.
Me: You feel like you were born?
Mara, still concerned: Yeahhhh
Me: Well, that’s good, because you were!
Mara [laughing delightedly]: I was born! Born again!
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Last, but not least, candy corn season has returned! My friend Melissa brought some over today. What a treat!
I’m going to have to hide the bag from Mara . . .
Apparently candy corn is one of her favorites too!
Kudos to The Dad who made the necessary “arrangements” this morning before I even got up.
But before you send your condolences or boxes of tissue, I should mention . . .
. . . it was a MOUSE!!!
As a courtesy to My Faithful Three readers, there is no picture to go along with this post.
We enjoyed another visit to the zoo yesterday, and they have a great little place (for city kids) called, “My Wild Backyard.” Mara calls it the “place with leaves and trees.” 🙂
She and Micah had so much fun just tromping through the “mini-woods,” finding pine cones and peeking through the leaves.
Here’s the first “wild backyard” post. . . Mara in the leaves!
As you can tell, she LOVED it!
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