The Zoo

Joshua and I went to the Boston Zoo for the second time this week. It was the first time this summer I decided not to go to the beach even though I had the chance--beach burnout?

Joshua asked to see the monkeys first. Maybe because of his book, "Goodnite Gorilla?" When he thinks about the zoo--he thinks about monkeys?

But what he liked most was the lion, and in particular, the jeep driven into the lion cage such that you can sit in the driver's seat and feel like you are in the lion cage! The lion was sleeping at first, but then he got pretty active and started to walk around and growl, or as Joshua explained, "Lion talking!" At one point, the lion came so close to Joshua that he flipped out, spilled his Cheerio bowl, and jumped into my lap!

We also sat on the carousel, but Joshua wasn't interested in riding the horses, giraffes, and camels going up and down. He just wanted to sit on the bench and just go around and around. He did seem to enjoy it nevertheless--at the end, he wanted to do it, "Again!"

He also got a big kick out of visiting the chicken coop, noting that the rooster was "sitting!" And he also liked seeing the newly hatched flamingos in the nursery--"Baby!"

It is fun exploring with Joshua. We take our time and notice things like bees in the trash and rocks on the ground.