I tried like the dickens to get these posted last night, BEFORE Ruby's birthday, but alas, Blogger wasn't cooperating. Anyhow, these are from a trip to the zoo that we took with the Nielsens (our pastor's family) and the Danfords last weekend. There are oodles of baby animals at the zoo this year, so it was really fun to see. We apparently arrived at feeding time, so just about everyone was in a feeding frenzy. I thought that these little lion cubs (or are they kittens? I'm really not sure!) were so cute going down to get a drink. They were very playful and patient while they waited for Dad to eat before going up with their mothers to pick at the rest.
One of the day's highlights was this little baby elephant! A baby elephant born in captivity is apparently a pretty special and rare event. I really feel for that mom though, after 22 months of pregnancy she had to push out a 200+ pound baby--NO THANKS!! Anyhow, the baby is just a few weeks old and still looks quite "fresh"! His eyes were quite bloodshot and he just looked exhausted with the effort of having to stand up. His mama was busy throwing hay over both of them nearly constantly and in between was eating sticks. I did not know that elephants ate sticks, but apparently they do. The baby spent about 15 minutes trying to manipulate a twig around into his mouth with his trunk, but the muscles are still very weak, and virtually useless so he never did succeed. It was cute to watch never the less!
Jared is so happy now that Ruby is big enough to ride around on his shoulders. Both parties seem to enjoy the arrangement quite a bit! Ruby also has been doing very well keeping her sunglasses on, especially when Daddy is around. Ruby loves it when Jared scoots along quite fast, making her clutch onto his hair giggling with delight-- it's quite a treat to see and hear! From her bird's eye view Ruby does seem to take note of the animals a bit more, but mostly enjoys watching all the people. On nice days the zoo is absolutely mobbed with people, strollers, and kids darting all around. It's a pretty crazy scene, but very fun.
A day at the zoo wouldn't be complete without an ice cream treat! As you can see, Ruby wasn't shy about taking nice big bites of my cone! She definitely enjoys sweets just as much as her Mommy and Daddy!
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Playing Catch Up
Posted by Jared at 9:57 AM
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