Colorado Safari!

Samuel loves his animal books--but they grow old and tedious. He was ready for the real thing. So, last Saturday we went to the Denver Zoo. It was a good time. First, Samuel got to see how sea lions can wave, jump over rope, and eat A LOT of sardines. He seemed impressed, but after a while grew bored. So we went on to the giraffes. The giraffes were cool and all, but he'd already seen those in his Noah book--so a few times around and he was ready to move on.


The elephants were pretty fun, but the hippos were more exciting--and why wouldn't they be? Samuel was pretty keen on seeing where the next massive hippo would appear. This one seemed to be trained in the fine art of begging for food. To be honest, the hippos were dad's favorite too--as long as I have a 5 foot buffer of rocks!



Mom and dad liked the lions as well--but Samuel wasn't real impressed by the kings of the jungle. "Old hat, dad," I think I heard him mumble once or twice, "I've seen scarier in my bright animals book..." So it goes. There were two little cubs on display too--showing their youth in playing games with each other and nipping at their mother's legs to see her reaction.




All in all, it was a great day--a beautiful Colorado winter day (for once), lots of animals, and lots of fun. Judging by Samuel's enjoyment of the hippos in the water, zoology may not be too far into his future:)

It would be fun to try the aquarium next time--maybe he'll like the hammerhead sharks too. I always thought they were the neatest...

Here's the latest video we have of Samuel. It's his newest game, at least before he got sick:( Happy vacuuming!