Fatherhood 645
There are times when my kids really make me laugh – I mean besides when I watch them react to my puns. I mean, at first this was just a cool animal sighting in the neighbourhood, but then Arwyn went[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are times when my kids really make me laugh – I mean besides when I watch them react to my puns. I mean, at first this was just a cool animal sighting in the neighbourhood, but then Arwyn went[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mumbo – or Mummers as I often call him – is so very sweet. He’s also a flopsalot: When he lays down with you he’ll just fall sideways. There’s no grace to it at all and it’s hilarious. Unfortunately, he’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Detroit Zoo is always a good time, and while the girls didn’t see many of their classmates there, they did get to meet a couple of kids, and some teachers past and present. The animals were pretty active and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Seriously, the turtle was ridiculously adorable. That aside, there was a lot of other animals to look at, both living and taxidermied, and it was an all-around educational experience, plus plenty of exercise! It was a mile walk each way,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was a great time with good weather. Some of the animals weren’t very active first thing in the morning, but who can blame them? The otters were their normal, adorable selves; the polar bears got up nice and close[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Snakes, not in a plane! The girls absolutely loved the snakes, but the thought of them eating their much-loved gerbils was an easy deal-breaker. Made things easy on us… though having a pet snake would be cool. Anyway, the con[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The gerbils are very cute, I’ll give them that, but I think it’ll take a long time to get them used to being held. If nothing else, they both seem eager to explore everything and everywhere, so hard to contain. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The show is narrated by Helena Bonham Carter, and she’s a pretty good story-teller, which keeps things interesting, too. The videography is very impressive, as well, and I have to wonder how many hours of filming it took to make[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mooville, for those not in the know, is a local dairy/ice cream place which also has a small petting zoo of goats, sheep, a rooster, and a rabbit, all of which they sell feed for. The animals are very well[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Both of the girls think that cuttlefish are really cool (because they ARE!) but Kia really thinks a pet cuttlefish would be fantastic except for the whole “very exotic salt water animal” thing. She doesn’t seem to realize just how[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…