Put it on the calendar. Yesterday was our first trip to The Zoo. Regular readers (I'm sure there are thousands) may recall that my mom made an amazing animal quilt for Jaden's bedroom. Jaden talks to those animals every day in his special animal voice. This voice is very gentle -- to the point that it almost sounds like he is cooing. He made that same sound yesterday when he saw the zebra, the giraffe, the monkeys, the tiger, the lion, and on and on. Pretty cute.In contrast (although equally as cute) my friend's kids had roars and growls for the big cats in particular. That seemed a little more appropriate for the animals that could eat us in a blink of an eye.
One more adorable and appropriate thing were the shoes worn by my friend's daughter. I guess he told her that it would be a good idea to wear tennis shoes to the zoo, but she snuck out of the house in her sparkle shoes -- little glittery flats. I think they were perfect.
All in all, it was a good day.
I'm glad Jaden got to meet the animals from his quilt...in "person" at the zoo. How sweet that he greeted them with his special voice. I'm sure when he looks at that beautiful quilt now he thinks of the animals he met at the zoo. Fun how memories are created and remembered...especially for little ones.
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