Today we visited the Brevard Zoo with Gran, Aunt Nikki, and Wesley. We absolutely adore this zoo, so we had a great time as always. Here are some highlights of our day.
Exploring with Gran
Petting a snake
Feeding giraffes
Petting a giraffe
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
Lost at the Brevard Zoo
Today we went to the Brevard Zoo with Aunt Nikki, Wesley, and some homeschool friends. Unfortunately, we got there a little later than we had originally planned, so we only got to hang out with Nikki and Wesley for a little while.
We had a really good time there with the exception of one incident. Caleb got lost. It was the first time it had happened and will hopefully be the last. The zoo was really crowded because it was spring break. Caleb was walking with a friend of his, and I told him to stay with her. They walked ahead of us and were able to go faster than us since we had strollers we were trying to maneuver through the crowd. When we caught up to his friend, Caleb was no where to be found. He was lost for about 10 minutes, but it seemed like longer of course. Apparently, he had gone back to the giraffes to look for me while I went to the entrance of the Africa section looking for him. My friend found him and brought him out to me. We had a long talk about how important it is for him to always stay with me. We had talked about stranger danger and getting lost before, but I don't think it really hit home for him until today. I debated writing about it here for fear of what some of you might think, but then I remembered that I want this blog to be an honest and accurate account of our family's lives. My guess is that those of you who have children have lost at least one of them at some time and can identify with our experience.
The rest of the day was a lot of fun. The highlight for Caleb was the Planet Dinosaur exhibit. He has gotten into dinosaurs and was excited about going. The exhibit was very well done and full of lots of interactive activities. I wrote about it on Hands on Homeschooling if you want to check out my detailed review.
The highlight for Eli was watching the otters. Today was the first time he really noticed the animals and enjoyed watching them. There are two otters there, and one kept running past a window before jumping back in the water. He kept the same circuit up for a long time. Eli would smile and squeal with delight every time the otter ran past the window where he could see him.
We had a really good time there with the exception of one incident. Caleb got lost. It was the first time it had happened and will hopefully be the last. The zoo was really crowded because it was spring break. Caleb was walking with a friend of his, and I told him to stay with her. They walked ahead of us and were able to go faster than us since we had strollers we were trying to maneuver through the crowd. When we caught up to his friend, Caleb was no where to be found. He was lost for about 10 minutes, but it seemed like longer of course. Apparently, he had gone back to the giraffes to look for me while I went to the entrance of the Africa section looking for him. My friend found him and brought him out to me. We had a long talk about how important it is for him to always stay with me. We had talked about stranger danger and getting lost before, but I don't think it really hit home for him until today. I debated writing about it here for fear of what some of you might think, but then I remembered that I want this blog to be an honest and accurate account of our family's lives. My guess is that those of you who have children have lost at least one of them at some time and can identify with our experience.
The rest of the day was a lot of fun. The highlight for Caleb was the Planet Dinosaur exhibit. He has gotten into dinosaurs and was excited about going. The exhibit was very well done and full of lots of interactive activities. I wrote about it on Hands on Homeschooling if you want to check out my detailed review.
Caleb enjoyed seeing the animatronic dinosaurs.
At the end of the exhibit, Caleb got to pan for fossils. He got quite a few shark teeth which he thought were cool.
The highlight for Eli was watching the otters. Today was the first time he really noticed the animals and enjoyed watching them. There are two otters there, and one kept running past a window before jumping back in the water. He kept the same circuit up for a long time. Eli would smile and squeal with delight every time the otter ran past the window where he could see him.
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