Zoo

Megan can identify and say almost all of the common zoo animals in her picture books, so we figured it was time for her to see the real things. Thursday we headed up to the Portland Zoo as a way for me to use up my last vacation days for the year (which oddly ends August 31st. The new year of vacation starts September 1).

Megan had a great time and was particularly interested in the giraffes and the elephants. Megan was also super excited by the lorikeet exhibit, that is, until they started landing on us. Megan did not think that was necessary for avian appreciation. Check out the skepticism:

Megan had a good time petting the goats and asked to pet a few other animals in the zoo, too.

But the highlight of the trip for Megan - BY FAR - was the discovery of pockets! Who knew such entertainment existed in the sweater she's been wearing for six months! And did you know there is actually two of them, one for each hand?! Who can even look at monkeys when there are pockets to be explored? ("Megan, what are those?... "pockets!"..."no, they are monkeys (Megan briefly glances up) What does a monkey say?"... "pockets!")

Friday, Megan discovered a very small pocket in the back of her shorts, much to her delight. Today, I cruelly dressed her in an outfit with no pockets. Megan spent the day shoving her arm into the loose sleeveholes of her tanktop all the while yelling "pocket" as she ended up with her shirt half off.