When we got there and got inside Dillon started getting crabby. He was hungry and we discovered that I, being the wonderful parent that I am, had forgotten the bottle. Remembered the formula, the hot water, even the karo syrup the doctor is having me put in his bottles right now, but forgot the stupid bottle. So he got to drink out of big sister's sippy cup. Grandma G and I had fun trying to pull that off. He did pretty well though.
Both children had a wonderful time, especially with Grandpa G. During our trip he tickled them, carried them around, let Kayda touch trees from his shoulders.
.. and he wonders why they love him so much. If I had someone that would carry me everywhere, let me explore, let me touch everything, hang me upside down and just generally keep me entertained at ALL times I think I would want to be with them whenever I had the opportunity too. Kayda also enjoyed looking at the animals with Daddy
. We rode the tram around the "free roaming" area. Kayda thought it was spectacular. We could always tell if she saw the animals because she would yell and smile. 
She was passed back and forth between Grandma and Grandpa G and Daddy to see the different things. When we saw the bison she immediately started going "moo". 
Turns out she's a super genius because despite the fact that they aren't cows we were told that they are part of the cow family. 
Way to go Kayda! Dillon spent most of the tram ride asleep in my arms. He woke up at the very end in a great mood. Oh an interesting fact, the human eye can see more shades of green than any other color, hence why night vision goggles display a green picture. You learn something new everyday.
Another tid bit of information we found out was about the madrona (spelling?) tree. It's a tree that only grows in the coastal regions of the northwest with beautiful bright red bark. They are Grandma's favorite tree and we found out why today. Apparently the berries ferment while they're still on the tree so if you eat too many of them when they fall you get a little tipsy. We had fun teasing Grandma about that. The tour guide told us that the wild turkeys that used to be in the park would eat them and end up rolling down the hill drunk.
We discovered that we prefer this zoo to point defiance. It's more fun to walk around and the tram ride is fun. Daddy and I ended up having to stop at Fred Meyer and pick up a bottle for Dillon on the way home. He refused to drink out of the sippy cup a second time. Oh well, it gave Kayda a short break. Thanks for taking us Grandma and Grandpa G!
2 comments:
why do they have you putting karo surup in his bottle? i want to have to eat surup also. hehe. looks like you had a great time.
grandparents are the best. how do people raise their kids without them?
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