Today Colin brought Kaida's blankie, Baby, over to the couch where we were all sitting.  Then he handed it to her and said "Baby".  It was adorable.

JR shaved off his beard today.  It's been a pretty big deal.

Kaida: Daddy, you look funny.
JR: My beard is gone.
Kaida: You better put it back on.

Kaida: Maybe you should go to the store and buy one.
JR: Well, you can't buy it at the store, you have to grow it.
Kaida: You can put water on it to help it grow.

Kaida: Daddy, you look funny without your beard. You look tiny.

And I'm pretty sure she told him that he wasn't the daddy anymore because he didn't have his beard.
I'm not sure JR was totally confident in this decision in the first place but Kaida is definitely not helping.

Zoo pics!

 

This peacock greeted us when we arrived.  We saw 4 of his guy friends and one lady friend throughout the rest of the day.

 This is the Ocelot who surprised Kaida.  I guess if the glass is really clean she has trouble realizing it's there between her and the animals.

The hyenas kind of freak Grammy out but Kaida and Colin weren't bothered.  Colin liked the "Doggies"

 

Colin poses with the bird that wanted to go home with Aunt Manda.

 

Buffalo Zoo

Today we went to the Buffalo zoo with Grammy, Uncle Tim, Aunt Manda, and Owen.  It was fun, well, until Owen got sick and they had to leave.  It was kind of downhill from there since it was well into nap time anyway.
But before all that excitement we saw some bats.  I held Kaida up to look in the window.  She said she couldn't see them so I pointed out a few that were sitting on the ground.  Then one suddenly flew across the enclosure and she sort of spazzed out.  Then she told me "I really don't think I like them."

In the Rainforest area there are net rope barriers so it feels more open.  Right inside there's an Ocelot behind glass that surprised Kaida when it walked right past her and then a bird flew up onto a railing right next to Aunt Manda.  After that Kaida was pretty timid about all the animals in there.  Like, "Yeah, I see the monkeys but a more important question is, can the monkeys see me?"

The whole zoo is more park like than the Pittsburgh Zoo, with lots of open areas and pathways.  It's a little confusing when you're used to one path that goes in a big circle but it's still fun.  I don't really remember what it was like the last time I went but it seemed nicer and more updated.

There were a couple areas to play but we didn't get to spend any time there.  We get 50% off with our Pittsburgh Zoo membership so I definitely think it's worth another visit.