Wednesday February 7, 2007
We had a ball today. Grandma came up and watched Zane in preschool for a while, then we went home and hung out until Zach got home from class, then headed out to the zoo to enjoy the 50 degree weather. It was really nice.
This week’s book at preschool is Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear and it shows a bunch of different animals. This morning at preschool they were discussing all sorts of different animals, as we had at home. When Zach got home, he went to ask Zane if he wanted to go to the Zoo. Zane gave an enthusiastic “Yes!’ Zach then asked if he knew what was at the Zoo? (after the earlier discussions, we were expecting a list of animals) and Zane looked up like it was the dumbest question ever and said “animals”, with no elaboration what-so-ever. lol.
a dead sprint to the map when he spots the first one
in the African building, it was feeding time, so several of the animals you only see at a distance were really close up. We saw Rhinos, Elephants, Hippos, and Giraffes up close. Later we also saw the Apes being fed and much more active, but we were out of memory space to photograph that.
finding the animals in the book he is studying now
again with the map, getting distracted trying to leave
looking at the kangaroo from the back of the exibit
so, you think he likes maps?
oh, and although we were spared walking with the finger on the rope fence all around the zoo (the snow was shoved to the side of the paths in front of the rope fence), he did find a few fences with something to systematically move. lol. Every other stick of this fence is short and can be moved.
He did point regularly. What a change from a year ago. On a funny note, as we were seeing animals, we were doing the “What does the _____ say?” to elicit animal sounds from him. We watched the Lion, Lioness and two cubs for a while, and as we were leaving we quizzed him “What does the Lion say?” he quickly replied “Nothing.” :snort. Not the answer we were expecting, but certainly what he experienced today. lol.
An Elk up close and personal
What fun! Interesting about the maps.
So…what stops that lion from jumping the fence? Do they not swim?
Just stopped in. Is that the KC Zoo?
Fun! Connecting with animals is such a wonderful experience for children.
Have you seen the next book, Panda Bear, Panda Bear? It’s all about endangered animals. My daughter loves those books.
Looks like a fun time!
What a fun day!
And the kids just keep growing and looking more and more adorable.