Aiden's Day Out

So this morning, I took the trash out. Aiden was still in his jammies and attempted to go outside. I informed him that he was still in his jammies and that he could not go outside. This exchange was followed by a temper tantrum. I then told Aiden that we would go to the park later. Chris got the idea to take Aiden to the zoo.

So, I loaded up the wagon and canopy, Aiden's cooler of Pediasure, his backpack and camera. Aiden fell asleep with less than a mile to go before we made it to the Zoo, but woke up as soon as we parked. He was happy to ride in his wagon, but would have preferred the bike (however the bike does not contain sufficient storage space.

When we walked out of the Arctic building, I noticed a little blond boy with very distinctive eyes. Chris and I talked about him for a few moments and then we went through the rest of the zoo.

At the chimpanzee area, Aiden laughed at one of the baby chimps who was playing acrobatics with one of the ropes.

When we left the primate and aviary building, that little blond boy was outside with his parents. The mom was holding him and I asked how old he was. His name is Hayden and he had just turned two. He was born with a VSD. We got to talking about the boys. Hayden and his family are from Arkansas, but were here visiting our zoo.

Our last stop was the Elephant Encounter. Aiden was watching the elephants inside the cages. I made the sign for "elephant" and Aiden started signing it also and laughing as the elephant raised her trunk also signing "elephant".

On the way home, Aiden fell asleep. So, Chris and I took the opportunity to drive by a few car lots on the way home. It is time to replace my Jeep. At the first car lot, we looked at a GMC Envoy and another Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. At the next car lot, a Ford Explorer. And at the third car lot a Toyota 4Runner. I really want either the Envoy or the 4Runner. Tomorrow, we are going to look at another Explorer and I'll get to make my decision.