Well we took Matt to the zoo today. It was cool and crowded but we thought we should introduce Matthew to the fun of zoo's now! I think he really liked it. The Richmond zoo has quite a few primates. So there were lots of monkeys and apes to see and observe. The Siamang gibbons, which are a type of primate from Malaysia were especially loud and Matt was fascinated that all this noise was coming from this little ape.
Part of the cool thing about this zoo is there is a petting and feeding area so Matthew got to touch (with mommy and daddy's help) Giraffes, deer, donkeys, African deer of various varieties...yep lots of animals and with the help of kibble, these animals got to lick our hands as they enjoyed their treats.
We were very happy the Lama didn't spit on us...unlike that Lama from Missouri back on a Fontenot Family adventure...that is a funny story, Tommy was eating some Doritos sitting between the 2 front Captain seats on an ice chest (yeah back in the day we didn't have to be strapped into car seats) and he is eating his chips and we are driving through this wildlife park and this Lama comes up to our Van, yep we had one of those really fun party-vans with a seat in the back that flattened into a full size bed, made for lots of really fun family road trips...so back to the Lama, this Lama wanted those chips and when he didn't get any, he decided to spit on us, it was so gross and yet perfectly placed, right through the window on Dad and Tommy and the bag of chip crumbs goes flying...so this Lama was a lot smaller and a lot nicer, plus he got the "chips" so there as no reason for spitting.
So a few other good pictures: This is a camel we named Clyde, no not after Granddad, but b/c the Camel in that song is name Clyde and it just seems like a good name for Camel.
Last thing we had to do before heading home was to see the Tigers!!!! Of course the LSU game is on and they are playing the Auburn Tigers, really they are the War Eagles but they are one of those schools that are confused and change their mascots...so we went to the see the tigers...wow, they were walking and active...usually Mike the Tiger at LSU is soooo lazy and never moves if he is even sitting outside in his pen. But these tigers, were awesome, the male came up to the window and licked it like a cat wanting to lick its master...granted still very glad there was a thick wall between us!
After all that excitement, Matthew as exhausted. So here is a picture that captures just how much fun Matthew had:
So Mommy and Daddy hit the Baby's R Us store on the way home and took some pictures for potential Christmas present ideas...and black Friday Sale stuff they need to look into...b/c it is getting time to get the next car-seat and stroller...but that will have to be another post, the system is not enjoying all the pictures so far...I will post more pictures on Facebook of some of the other animals we saw! It was a great day and if anyone comes to visit, we will gladly take you to the Richmond Metro Zoo!
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