Aunt Jessica came down for the day and we took Jack to his first trip to the Cincinnati Zoo. It was so fun to finally show him all of the animals we have been naming as we read books and play with stuffed animals and toys. He has been saying the word bear for a few weeks now (as in Teddy Bear), but now got to actually see a bear!
He seemed to love watching the animals. He also got a huge kick out of repeating the noises of the animals who would 'talk' to him. There was one particular herding sheep type animal that make a wonderful bleeting BAH noise. He and Jack went back and forth for a good 2-3 minutes BAAAAHHHHING at each other. It was very comical. The Bonobo Monkeys were also quite talkative and Jack loved watching them hang and leep around their enclosure while making some great monkey noises.
I have to give the zoo lots of credit they really get you close to many of the animals...Jack even got to touch a snake and feed a lorikeet bird. After our trip, I wished we had brought the video camera to capture some of the moments of the day...but here are some pictures, you will just have to use your imagination to add the noises!
First look at a rhino. I love the look on their faces, like WOW that is a really big and scary animal! Note Jack pointing slyly towards the scary rhino.
Bear Bear Bear. Actually, he was REALLY in love with the huge blue ball that the Polar Bear had to play with.
Here is the sheep that Jack became best buds with. BAH BAH BAH.
The Lorikeets were beautiful...and HUNGRY!
Hi Mr. Goat!!
Look Mom and Jess...I get to pet a MOOO cow!
Three Monkeys plus Aunt Jessica.
Real Monkeys! They were making some amazing and loud noises and really swinging all around. Almost as if someone paid them to really put on a show for us! It made the elephants and giraffes look kinda boring.
Snakes are COOL!
Aunt Jess is even cooler....thanks for coming for the first trip to the zoo!!
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Very cute! I can't believe how long and blonde his hair is getting!! What a handsome little man!
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