We went to the zoo one morning, just as something to do (and since it is 5 minutes away, AND we have a membership) and found it very busy. So we decided to head to the petting zoo area which is a bit off the main "zoo drag" and away from the big attractions like the Elephants and Giraffes. Having seen the girls run from dogs and terrified to pet them, I was totally floored to see them fall in love with the goats, and really get into brushing and feeding them. They were gentle and friendly to the goats, which was also a surprise. It was like a nurturing instinct. And we loved it because it occupied the girls for almost 45 minutes!
We joined some friends at a truck and vehicle show. The girls like playing with cars, and their dump trucks, so we thought this would be fun. The kids get to climb all over the tractors and fire trucks and other service vehicles. Nope. The girls hated it. I think partly because the event allowed the kids to honk the horns, and some of the emergency trucks were running sirens every so often. It was kind of a bust. We did get to see old friends there, and catch up a bit, but the girls were not interested in staying.
I just love watching Jamey be a dad. He is so good at it. We really satisfy two prongs of parenting and fit together like a perfect puzzle piece. Its not often I get to take photos of him with the girls so I will take any opportunity I can to do it!
Alex, not having any of it.
We did get to have our picture taken with some Star Wars characters. Sadly Darth Vader
had just taken a break, so we missed him. But this was fun! And surprisingly the girls were into it.
I finally convinced Alex to sit on a tractor.
So we got 10 seconds worth for admission lol
We treated the girls to cheeseburgers at Johnny Rockets afterwards and they LOVED that. Random side note: A very nice thing about having toddler twins is that they generally can always share a kids meal. Its so great not having to buy one that goes half uneaten. Even sharing they leave a ton of leftovers. Second side note: the couple next to us had fraternal twin girls, and like Josie and Alex, they had different colored hair and eyes. We got to talking and they were born January 3! A day older than these two. What are the odds?!
Josie and her little tongue.
Hugging after lunch - they were having a blast running around the mall.
And...passed out instantly on the way home.
The goats being such a success, we decided to go visit them again the next weekend.
This time, Alex was more interested in playing in the dirt than the goats, so we moved along.
Visiting her spirit animal - the Meerkats!
And their most favorite place in the world, the carousel.
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