First Zoo and Park Visits
When I was thinking about some more photos that I needed to add to our blog, I remembered that I didn't even tell everyone about our first trip to the zoo and to the park in the same weekend! We Neals live a wild, wild life!
We're trying to socialize as much as possible before this dreadful Lockdown begins. I am an extrovert and Jared is an introvert, but he is near the middle of the report and can't handle being shut in the apartment much more than I can. Within two days of staying inside, Micah is going berzurk and having fits of boredom. Apparently, Micah is also an extrovert. Those of you who know him will agree.
So, off we went to the zoo*, knowing full-well that Micah wouldn't really get it. His eye sight is poor and he has no perspective for what the zoo should be like or what he should look for. Thus, he didn't really see many animals, but LOVED looking at all of the people, especially the other kids who were running around. The zebras and giraffes were out nicely and Micah actually watched them for a little while. And, there is a particular critter house that I found... well, gross. Not the reptile house. No, that I can deal with. Everyone is always tucked securely away there. We went through a bird house the size of a tall, two-car garage filled with 500 parakeets and ducks. I saw 3 ducks. There were hundreds of nasty little pooping birds everywhere. I think Micah didn't really know what to do with that. Thankfully, we made it through without getting pooped on at all -- no small miracle, let me tell you. They had signs everywhere that read, "Poop Happens!" Jared and I, with our friends the Smiths who were in town for the weekend, got to show Micah animals and people and have a great time together. When we go again next summer, it will be a very different experience. I can't even imagine the difference in taking a 1 year old and a two year old to the zoo!
At the park*, Micah rode in a swing and I went down the slide with him and he bounced on one of those spring-loaded animals and pulled up grass (sorry, City of Atlanta). We met some of our old college friends there and played together with all of our kids. It's the first time we've done anything like that. And, while Micah was too small for almost everything, it was wonderful to share fun times with our friends and their families and to imagine Micah playing there when he's bigger.
*In these photos, please note how very open I was and let Micah touch loads of gross stuff. Yes, I'm so brave.
