So, if I have any readers from Arkansas: was there some kind of mass caravan to the Memphis Zoo today? I would easily guess that for every 25 cars in the parking lot at least 23 of them had Arkansas tags. Becca and my mom and Mary can back me up on this. For once I am not exaggerating. And no offense to any Arkansans, but for serious, why all the babies with mullets? Real, Live, Cut-that-way-on-purpose, Mullets?
Although, I must admit the kid who stood next to us at the monkeys and said something along the lines of 'Mawma- I'm nawt gonna get me uh snake, i'm goona git me one ah thems' was fairly endearing in his own way. He was dead serious too. Perhaps getting a pet monkey is a more common in Arkansas than I think, but somehow I doubt it. Mawma didn't even answer so I will never know.
So we finally bought a pass for the zoo- so please look forward to many many more trips until the weather hits about 98 degrees. Then I'm out until the fall. Also, did you know you can get married at the zoo?
Some pictures from today:
Notice anything odd about this one?
This filthy little panda in a fake "tree cave" is still pretty much her favorite thing at the zoo. I had to drag her away kicking and screaming again. She didn't tell the tiny panda how much she loved him this time, but she did insist to any child that came near that it was her turn.
Dear Charlotte, one day if you read this blog, please note that I posted the following picture of you instead of one depicting how you were so mad that your Sprite didn't have a lid and a straw you screamed and threw the sippee cup I pulled out (since you refused the cup with no lid) across the table spilling the $3 Sprite that I just purchased. Love, your mother.
PS. That is only because I have no pictures of said event.
Those sunglasses were worth every single penny.
Although, I must admit the kid who stood next to us at the monkeys and said something along the lines of 'Mawma- I'm nawt gonna get me uh snake, i'm goona git me one ah thems' was fairly endearing in his own way. He was dead serious too. Perhaps getting a pet monkey is a more common in Arkansas than I think, but somehow I doubt it. Mawma didn't even answer so I will never know.
So we finally bought a pass for the zoo- so please look forward to many many more trips until the weather hits about 98 degrees. Then I'm out until the fall. Also, did you know you can get married at the zoo?
Some pictures from today:
Notice anything odd about this one?
This filthy little panda in a fake "tree cave" is still pretty much her favorite thing at the zoo. I had to drag her away kicking and screaming again. She didn't tell the tiny panda how much she loved him this time, but she did insist to any child that came near that it was her turn.
Dear Charlotte, one day if you read this blog, please note that I posted the following picture of you instead of one depicting how you were so mad that your Sprite didn't have a lid and a straw you screamed and threw the sippee cup I pulled out (since you refused the cup with no lid) across the table spilling the $3 Sprite that I just purchased. Love, your mother.
PS. That is only because I have no pictures of said event.
Those sunglasses were worth every single penny.
6 comments:
LOVE our zoo membership! We use it all the time sometimes even in the summer. The trick is to get there around 9:30 or 10 & then only stay for an hour.
And we have at least 5 pair of sunglasses. Jolie refuses to go outside without them if it's remotely bright. She covers her eyes & starts yelling "bright light, bright light." It's funny enough to try & make her go without the beloved sunglasses.
I love the Sprite story! Two year olds can be so temperamental when their world gets disrupted...Tyler had a total meltdown the other day when I put his half-eaten Nutrigrain bar in a ziploc bag so he could eat the rest in the car instead of digging the original wrapper back out of the trash can!
oh I remember that fake panda...& of course I laughed again!
I am OVER the twos and am ready for these tantrums to end. Though I know they dont...they just get longer in between them. The photo is really sweet though.
We are not potty training at all...Avery will sit down for a milisecond and then flush,,that is as far as we have gotten for a while now. I am not rushing though. But this summer I am going to try harder.
I have a mental and emotional image of Ms. Sassypants Sunglasses throwing the sippy cup and knocking over the sprite and falling out of her booster seat during her tantrum, all the while Mr. Louie the tolerant zookeeper tried to save her and calm her down to no avail and the other diners continued to stare and Holden screamed louder and louder because the sprite was coming closer and closer and Becca was further and further away and and and.....
Anyway, I'll always have a 'picture' to share with Char.
You should really crop and enlarge that first pic.....
hahahahahahahahahaha....y'all are hilarious!! I can't tell you how much I wish I had been there at the zoo to witness the "meltdown". You expect me to believe, without photo proof I might add, sweet little Charlotte had such an episode??? I say---IMPOSSIBLE---
And Jessica, the little boy from Arkansas story was especially funny since you explained the pronunciation of the words so clearly!! Funny stuff!!!
One more thing....you're going to continue going to the zoo until it reaches 98degrees? Are you kidding me?
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