Scout had his first field trip to the petting zoo. Icka was lucky enough to tag along, and they both had a blast. Scout cruised the place with his buddies, and I stayed behind with Icka to make sure the animals around her were safe.
Scout who I wouldn’t consider a huge animal lover has warmed up over the years. (Probably thanks to B.) He liked holding the guinea pigs — but truth be told, Icka who is the true animal lover, had to round one up for him each time.
Here is the class getting instructions on how to hold the animals.
Icka mustn’t have listened, unless I didn’t hear the part about choking the animal being correct.
Scout loved the “corn box” (that is in place of a sand box). It really is a genius who came up with this no-mess alternative.
He also loved riding the “biggest horse in the whole universe” according to him.
The place is set up for Halloween, so Scout got in on the action.
But little sweet thing wanted nothing but the petting zoo part with the bunnies and the guinea pigs. Every time we left, she would say, “But Mom….I want to go back with my friends.” Needless to say, we spent most of our time with “her friends”. She would go in and round up as many guinea pigs as possible, and then get another to hold, and then just sit and pet her pig. She would honestly sit there for forever, and as soon as other kids came and messed up her little entourage, she would just start gathering again. It was pretty cute until I had to explain that the high pitched yelp that was coming from some of the pigs meant that she might be hurting them. She informed me that she wasn’t “hurting” them, but that they were just trying to talk. Unfortunately, the other mothers and the zoo keepers didn’t quite see it her way.
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