Friday, March 16, Jack and I met Jenny and Emma at the zoo. On the way, Jack saw a man trimming a hedge and raking the trimmings into a trash can. "He's doing a great job" was Jack's verdict.
At the zoo, we headed for the Farm where Jack immediately located a rake and dustpan and set to work. It was a gorgeous cool, bright day so there were soon other kids to contend with. Another little boy wanted to use the wheelbarrow, so we had to negotiate a sharing arrangement. No kid ever perseveres the way Jack does, however, so the other kid soon wandered off. Emma loves the stall in the barn where you can draw. Jack joined her there and raked the whole room. They have a TV in there that shows a video of horses, but neither of our kids pay it any mind.
Jack had brought two little strips of watercolors and set to work with Emma painting the fence. A zookeeper was incredulous and asked us to put the paints away because she was afraid the goats would eat the paint. Jack had no problem with taking the paints outside the Farm area where he and Emma painted the turtle statue and the nearby fence.
We rode the train, played in the dirt, and had lunch at Leaping Lemur Cafe before heading for home. The photo is Jack with his friends, Big Bear, Tom Cotter the giraffe, Tom Cotter the polar bear, his police puppy, the Gama-go Bird, the horse, and his monkey head.
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