The Zoo and the Goose

Today was a gorgeous day; too bad Rebecca woke up on the wrong side of the crib. She was super feisty, and by 7:30 I was ready to put her down to bed. (She had only been up an hour by then.) I toughed it out another hour and put her down at 8:30. By 9:30 we were both dressed and headed down to the zoo.

Rebecca had a great time. She loved looking at the animals. She did not want to leave one to go see another. I would have to drag her away, but once she realized there was another one to look at, she got excited again. This happened for every animal.
 

We saw flamingos, warthogs, zebras, giraffes, lions, gorillas, tigers, pigs, sheep, goats, kangaroos, tortoises, alligators, lots of birds, and the panda bears.  

She was not too sure about petting the animals in the petting zoo.  She did come close to petting this sleeping pig, but just as she was about to pet him, he sneezed.  It scared her half to death.  After that, she was through with the petting zoo.

Rebecca's favorite thing at the zoo was this.

  

She liked them because there were stairs behind them that she could climb up and down.  

We rode the carousel.  She was not a fan at first.  She was afraid to sit on the animals, but once the carousel started to move, she fell in love.  Then she did not want to get off.  

Luckily, I was able to distract her with a train ride.  

 

My favorite thing at the zoo was the Panda bears.  The Mommy bear and the cub were out playing around.  The cub, Xi Lan, kept trying to climb up the structure in the exhibit.  The zookeeper said that he goes up there to take a nap.  But the mommy kept pulling down Xi Lan.  I guess she did not want him to nap.  

 

I am not sure of the mommy's reasoning behind not wanting her baby to nap.  If Rebecca ever wanted to nap, I would be all for it.  

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