Boo at the Zoo

I took Gavin and Spencer and met my sister, niece and nephew at the Bronx Zoo for their annual Boo at the Zoo. They have face painting, hayrides, hay maze, magic shows, sing alongs, etc for the kids and they can get goodies throughout the park at the treat stations. Spencer of course slept the whole day away but Gavin, Quinn and Catherine had a great time. They are each individually a handful and when you put them together the are adorable but like a cluster of tornados. We considered the day a success since we only lost one child, Catherine, once and found her within seconds talking to a park ranger.

No matter how often I go I still get giddy about going to the zoo or the aquarium. I am now and always will be a kid at heart and love looking at the animals and riding the carousel. Gavin is still a little young and has a hard time focusing on any one exhibit for more than 10 seconds and he preferes a hands on activity. There is a childrens zoo made just for kids like Gavin where they can touch, crawl, jump and climb just like the animals they see.

My favorite this time around was the butterfly Garden. I managed to get a few geat pictures of the real thing and then a few of my own little bugger!!

I am exhausted and must have walked 10 miles around the zoo but I can't wait to go back again.

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink

Chris, my mom and I took Gavin and Spencer pumpkin picking today at Brightwaters Farms I was so excited to see Gavin running through a field of pumpkins and to watch his face as he marveled at the whole experience.

Boy was I delusional. Spencer slept through the whole afternoon so he missed everything. Gavin on the other hand was wide awake and could have cared less about pumpkin picking. He wanted to be carted around in the Radio Flyer wagon (meant to haul your pumpkins) and go on hayrides. He had fun and thay was the most important thing but I must say that I was a little dissapointed. I really wanted to see him ride on a pony and try to pick "The Great Pumpkin". Instead he kicked around a couple and tossed a handful of little pumpking in the wagon. So no homemade pumpkin pie or roasted pumpkin seeds for me. There is still home. We try again with the cousins next weekend and hopfully we will have better luck.