toddlerfest

having recently read two other blogs touting the oakland zoo, i decided it was time to take a trip across the bay. i organized the aunties, and they organized all the other babies in their lives, and before you know it, we had toddlerfest II!

prior to this expedition, ava thought going to see "the animals" meant going to see a cow or a sheep . . . or if she was really lucky . . . a bunny. lions and tigers and bears hadn't really entered her world yet. i think it would be safe to say that she enjoyed herself immensely, but i might also have to admit that the goats were probably her favorite animal.

my favorite animal was the giraffes. apparently though, i don't take pictures of animals . . . only small children. so, if you choose to peruse the full picture gallery, i apologize for the lack of wildlife. after we got home, i had the following somewhat surprising converation with ava

cailin : what was your favorite animal?
ava : giraffe (liar . . . copycat . . . she liked the goats better . . . we just saw the giraffe's last)
cailin : do you remember the flamingoes?
ava : yeah (yeah . . . right . . . first thing we saw . . )
cailin : what color were the flamingoes?
ava : pink! (i swear, we've never talked about flamingos before . . . hmm . . . )
cailin: what color were the parrots?
ava : blue! (well . . . how 'bout that . . . that they were.)