Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

2007 / 2008

Look how much my baby has changed...I suppose he's really no longer a baby.

This weekend I took my second trip to the zoo with Caleb. We met Felicia there for a full day of fun. Since it was Earth Day there were a lot of demonstrations and enrichment activities for the animals. We started with the penguins. They are always so much fun because they are right there in your face and they move around a lot.

We then explored the world of gorillas and bears. Caleb was more concerned about the ball that the bear was playing with than the animal itself. Although, he did begin to say "bear" when I encouraged him a little more. Gorilla was more than a mouthful to try to say. Felicia helped Caleb feed the Lorikeets and the billy goats. I'm not sure Caleb knew what to think about that. He wanted to pet the bird, which would bite if he touched it. And he didn't seem to want to touch the goat, rather the goat wanted to eat his shirt.

Sunday afternoon was so lovely that Caleb spent it helping his Daddy wash my car. I think ended up washing more of the driveway than the car. And, of course, he was completely soaked!

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall...

Spring has sprung and we are learning all kinds of new things in our home. Caleb is taking swim lessons so he'll be ready for the deep end by this summer. His favorite game to play in the pool, which is one of his new words by the way, is Humpty Dumpty. The parents line all the children up on the side of the pool and sing the words and then 1, 2, 3 they fall! I'd like to say he enjoys the rest of his lessons as much as Humpty Dumpty, but most of the half hour in the pool he is obsessed over the ball. I think if I had a ball on one end and threw him in the other he'd swim right to it!



We have also been preparing for the Masters this spring. Caleb has quite the swing with the golf club.








And there's a new addition to our home...Jake, who we are all learning to love, even the cats!
Caleb may also be a carpenter when he grows up. He has been testing out his new tool bench.
I hope he's building a pen for Jake in the back yard :-)