Zoo

We took a trip to the Detroit Zoo this weekend (which is actually in Royal Oak, a very hip suburb). Henry was a bit more interested in the animals than last year, but mostly he just sat in his stroller and scowled (it was during nap time).

 One part that both he and Ben did enjoy was the kangaroo jump. They have markers measuring how far you can jump compared to a kangaroo. We had to pull Henry away--his new favorite thing is jumping. Plus those signs were his height, which was exciting for him.

Ben did pretty well too.

Here, Ben is expressing his mild interest in the bison. After getting caught in a stampede on a narrow road last year in Yellowstone (okay, maybe not stampede, they were walking, not running, and we were in our car), bison in a zoo are only slightly impressive.

Ben even took a 30 second nap while I looked at (and ooo'd and aah'd over) my favorites, the giraffes

And of course, even though Henry was half awake at the end, we had to stop and play at the playground for awhile. That kid cracks me up.

A trip to the park

Henry wouldn't nap today, so I took him to the park. He is getting more adventurous, though his favorite thing to do is watch other kids play. One group in particular today, he kept slowly creeping closer and closer, hiding behind poles and peering around corners, until he sat down in the midst of them. They were nice and tried to talk to him, but, as is typical, he just stared at them unblinkingly. Yep, that's my awkward child. And yes, he is wearing one shoe in the splash pad. One fell off and he couldn't be bothered to pause for a moment so I could remove the other one.