Monkeys, Cows, and Dirt

Owen's daycare provider has a membership to the Phoenix zoo so she takes the kids there on a fairly regular basis. I only worked half a day on Friday so I was able to join them on their zoo trip. It was a blast until a cow from the petting zoo got loose and they shut the zoo down and booted us out... because of a domesticated cow. Where is a cowboy when you need one?


Dawn is great with the toddler round-up. She has very strong arms.


It was interesting to watch Owen with the other kids. Out of the three, he was definitely the hand full of the group. He just likes to wander off and do his own thing. He was mildly into the playground and the animals, though he did love the monkeys, and he more likes to play in the dirt and climb on trees.

The kids at the daycare recently planted a garden and Owen was really into it. Ed and I decided we are going to nurture the interest in dirt and the outside by starting our own garden and taking Owen camping. Weekend trips in northern Arizona to camp during the summer sounds like a nice, cheap way to get out of the heat.