As many of you know, Anna's very favorite cartoon character is Dora the Explorer. Through this television show she has learned a number of new words in both English and Spanish, and has gained an appreciation for "adventures". Often we will travel throughout the house looking for treasure with her flashlight, or we will search under tables and behind couches to find wild animals yelling "ayudame!" (help me!) to rescue. On days when the temps are above 15 we head outside for "snow adventures" where we walk through the snow around the neighborhood looking for polar bears, and other cold-weather creatures.
This Christmas Anna was gifted a membership to our local zoo from her Granka & Grandma Penny, and this morning we decided to go on a real animal adventure. We arrived the moment the doors were opened and spent a lot of time at all of the indoor exhibits. Some of Anna's favorites are the monkeys, the dolphins and today her favorite was the fish tank complete with large sharks. We even saw a bird show, which Anna loved. What a fun morning we had!
There will be many more exciting visits ahead as the weather warms up. Anna is already talking about how we will bring baby Moses to the zoo after "he comes out" and then we can see the baby dolphin too (one of the dolphins is expecting a child this spring as well). What a perfect gift for this little adventurer!
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So glad you are enjoying the zoo already! It's a great place for "adventures", both inside now and outside in the springtime! We look forward to being able to share that with you sometime!
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