Wednesday, October 17, 2007

The Zoo Crew

So Aimee, Rob, Nick, Maddy, Mom, Dad-do, special-guest Kellyn and I all headed to the Central Park Zoo. I know by now you are probably saying to yourself "Central Park Zoo... that sounds familiar" Well, if you've ever seen the movie Madagascar, then it is. You know Madagascar, the animated movie about the Lion, Zebra, Hippo and Elephant that breakout out of the... Central Park Zoo and find themselves off the coast of Africa; THAT'S the zoo we went to. Surprisingly the zoo was identical to the movie - well minus any Lions, Zebras, Hippos and Elephants. But, a great time was had by all. Kellyn spent the night at our apartment and early in the morning we headed to the Central Park. We took the "A" Train to Columbus Circle and walked along Central Park South. There we got to see horse after horse after horse and a couple of dogs. Kellyn and I had a great time saying "horse!" After getting to the park we met up with Aimee, Rob, Nick and Maddy. It was only my second time meeting Maddy, and boy is she cute. Every time I see her; I scream, "baby!" When we actually got into the zoo, the first thing we did was go to the seal lion pool. It was feeding time and they put on quite a show. They climbed on the rocks, dove into the water and ate lots and lots of fish. They were happy and made lots of sounds. Afterwards, it was on the polar bear pool. It was fantastic. The bear was exercising and swimming back and forth in the pool. Wow, that is bear big! He would come to the side of the wall and push off the glass and we got to see him from underwater going back and forth. Next, were the penguins; they were small and cute. They would dive in the water and swim very fast. After the penguins, we went to the petting zoo. There were cows and llamas and sheep. I got to feed the sheep. They were hungry! And they drooled a lot! But I got to pet them and they were friendly. After feeding the animals, it was about time to feed ourselves, so we traveled over to the East Side planned on going to Burger Heaven, but... a day at the zoo can take a lot out of a kid and I was pooped. So, I went to sleep, but I heard everyone liked the food. The zoo was fun and a good time was had by all and I can wait to go again.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Accessories: The Spice of Life

So, everyone insists toddler's need choices and Mason is asserting that himself lately.

The kid has discovered his shoe basket, and been insistent on picking out his shoes each morning this week. Yesterday was a gem. Nice little play-clothes outfit and his black leather penny loafers (see photo at right...different day, but same insistence on the shoes). He waltzed into daycare, where jazz music was playing, and commenced a little dance. I guess he knew he'd need the loafers...er, dancing shoes!

Today, it's 60 degrees outside. It's gray. It's hazy. It's overcast. It's rainy. Mason is wearing sunglasses. No less than five people giggled at him as he splashed through puddles in the half-block between our door and Melissa's, where, I might add, he continued to wear them inside.

Another gem: After coming home from daycare on Thursday night and trying on Mom's shoes. He was pretty successful walking down the hall in them, despite their humongous size compared to his feet!