LIONS, TIGERS, AND BEARS

TODAY WE WENT TO THE ZOO FOR THE SECOND TIME ALREADY THIS YEAR! WE HAVE FINALLY REALIZED THAT WE SHOULD BUY A MEMBERSHIP AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR BECAUSE IT PAYS FOR ITSELF AFTER THE SECOND TIME WE GO.

WE WENT TO THE MEMPHIS ZOO FIVE TIMES LAST YEAR...NOT COUNTING THE 3 OTHER ZOO'S WE VISITED IN OTHER CITIES!! WE LOVE THE ZOO AND NOW THAT CARTER IS A LIL OLDER HE IS REALLY STARTING TO ENJOY IT! ITS SO FUN TO WATCH HIS LIL FACE WHEN WE COME UP TO THE NEXT ANIMAL. HE JUST LOOKS AND TRIES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS. THE FIRST TIME WE WENT TO THE ZOO CARTER WAS ABOUT 5 MONTHS OLD. WE WENT TO LOOK AT THE PENGUINS AND CARTER SPIT HIS PACIFIER OUT IN THERE WATER. TOO FUNNY. HE NOW THINKS THAT ANYTHING THAT SWIMS IS A DUCK OR FISH. SO THE PENGUINS ARE NOW DUCKS....WE JUST GO WITH IT FOR NOW. HIS FAVORITE THIS YEAR IS THE FARM ANIMALS. HE KNOWS ALL THE ANIMALS AND WHAT NOISE THEY MAKE. COW..MOO , DUCK...DUCK DUCK, HORSE..NEH , SHEEP...BAA , PIG...HE GRUNTS.. ITS THE FUNNIEST THING! HE IS SOOO FREAKIN SMART. IT JUST AMAZES ME HOW SMART HE IS FOR HIS AGE. HE PICKS UP ON STUFF SO FAST. USUALLY AFTER WE TELL HIM SOMETHING TWICE HE REMEMBERS IT. ITS AWESOME.

MOM, EMILY AND JAYCIE ALSO WENT WITH US THIS TIME. WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE REALLY PRETTY AND COOL ENOUGH FOR JAYCIE TO GO TODAY AND BOY WERE WE RIGHT. IT WAS A GORGEOUS DAY! COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER DAY. SHE SLEPT MOST OF THE DAY BUT SHE DID WAKE UP FOR A BIT TO EAT AND LOOK AROUND. SHE JUST PICKED HER LIL HEAD UP AND LOOKED AROUND WITH THOSE BIG BLUE EYES!!! SHES JUST ADORABLE AND LOOKS JUST LIKE HER LIL BROTHER!!! I AM SO VERY BLESSED TO HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN AND BELIEVE ME...I THANK GOD EVERYDAY FOR IT.

JAYCIES FIRST TIME TO THE ZOO WAS FUN BUT I'M SURE WE HAVE MANY MORE DAYS AT THE ZOO TO COME THAT SHE WILL ENJOY MORE.