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This fall has been so much fun with you! You're old enough to enjoy things that you slept through last year (like the Fair and the Zoo and Pops' stories). So, while the weather was nice, we went to see some ancient animals at the Heard Museum.
Here you are feeding the T-Rex the biggest stick you could find. You got upset when the stick got caught in his massive jaws.
We also went to see some living animals at the Dallas Zoo!
You got to 'feed' nearly every animal (statue) you encountered. They were very appreciative. It's so awesome watching you use your imagination...and sharing with the animals in the process.
You actually barked at the penguins later...I guess that's what happens when you have penguin-sized dogs at home!
Even though you liked the animals a lot, you also enjoyed some of the zoo's less popular attractions: like the stairs and grates exhibit...
And we also partied like animals to celebrate Brady's first birthday party!
Brady's getting older too (#common sense statement), so you and he have more in common the more mobile he gets. You've actually started playing together!
When we're moving so fast and taking in so many sights and sounds with you it sometimes becomes a little too fast-paced to immediately reflect. But, as odd as it may sound, when your Mom and I take you to a zoo, or a nature trail with animatronic dinos or a party, the animals, dinos or cupcakes aren't the main attraction: you are! And here's where I officially start sounding like a over-sentimental old man...
But it's true: experiencing things with you as you experience them for the first time is wondrous. Seeing the world through your eyes where nothing is old and everything is exciting is such an adventure, and we're so happy that we're fortunate enough to be there with you.
You find amazement in an ant climbing around on a bolt holding together the chimp exhibit, paying no attention to the monkeys themselves...
...sooner or later you'll only see the chimps, which isn't a bad thing at all, it's part of growing up.
I'm just so thankful that we get to experience these moments with you and be with you as you grow and change the world around you...and I guess we're changing too. I didn't really care about the chimps either...I was more focused on the little boy who was focusing on the ants on the bolt; and that moment alone was totally worth the cost of admission. Lucky for me, though, that there are thousands of these moments to fall back on...and thousands more we've yet to experience.
