We went to the zoo last weekend *on the rainiest day of the week* courtesy of our friend's Heather and Jax who had some guest passes just about ready to expire. We definitely took full advantage of our tickets and spent the entire afternoon there. This was Lauren's 3rd trip to the zoo in one month, wowzers! We rented 'Signing Time: Zoo Train' from the library so she would know animal signs before we went and she was so excited to see all the animals in person. I HIGHLY recommend 'Signing Time' for anyone wanting to teach their child American Sign Language, not just baby signs. Lauren has to know well over 100 signs and although she is very talkative, at times we have no idea what she is trying to communicate other than her signs.
We are trying to figure out what she thinks a 'zoo' is. She is absolutely fascinated with all the fake animals around the zoo and statues. She cracks us up!
Crocodile!
She was fearless of the real animals but deathly afraid of a stuffed life-size Moose. She still talks about how she didn't want to give the moose a hug because she was 'shy'.
Splish Splash!
After the storm passed, about 20 planes landed nearby. Lauren loved watching them get closer!
Signing Zebra. Place your hands on your chest like this and move them outward like you have stripes on your belly.
We wanted to get her some sort of toy from the zoo and found this perfect gem, a 'mold-o-rama Crocodile'. Lauren has a little thing for crocodiles right now. She says, "Croc-O-Aisle!"
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