Last Friday, our friends the Carranos (Anita, Elizabeth, Julia and Jonathan) and Natalie and I tried to go to the Zoo to see the "manimals" on our day off. Natalie was so excited - she kept saying "manimals" in the car while we were on our way. It was perfectly overcast with a forecast high of 75. PERFECT.But when we arrived at 10, the parking lot was completely full and there was a line about a half mile long. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Apparently everyone else had the same idea as Anita and I did. Bummer.
So rather than fight the crowds, we decided to go next door to the Desert Botanical Gardens instead. We got ourselves an annual membership and intend to go back a few times while the weather is nice.
We saw lots of "tactus" (cactus), "flowwwwers," "treeees" and "ushes" (bushes) while we were there. We had a nice little picnic lunch on a bench under a large tree.
It is Monarch Butterfly season so we were able to go into the exhibit and look all all the butterflies. As soon as we went in, Natalie let out a very loud "oooooooooooooooooooh" and started pointing at all the butterflies. She sat very still and was very quietly observing all the butterflies around us.
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| "Oooooooooooooooh. Ooooooooooooooh. Bubba fly." |
Miss Elizabeth was so patient looking at the butterflies and holding her finger out hoping the butterfly would crawl onto her finger. It never did, but she sat there and concentrated on holding still for 4-5 minutes, which is nearly an eternity for a 4 year old.
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| Elizabeth wanted so badly for one to land on her finger, but she settled for one landing on her shirt. |
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