Hissing Cockroach and Other Random Things

Shannon, when you read this, I know you will appreciate the title :) You will also appreciate the event which prompted said title. Today, my child nearly ended the life of a zoo creature. The zoologists were out in full force today because there was some type of art festival going on at the zoo. We got to pet several different snakes, view a scorpion up close, and touch a hissing cockroach. My child, however, GRABBED the hissing cockroach. If I had not been watching so closely, I am fairly certain he would have SMASHED the hissing cockroach with his BARE hands. So gross! The zookeeper was not keeping all that close of a watch on the situation. Apparently she felt that a baby as young as Brian Thomas would be afraid of such a creature. She clearly does not know MY child.

Later, we got caught in a downpour at the zoo and had to make a run for it. We found a bit of shelter under a tree, and waiting our the majority of the storm. We were pretty soaking though, and Brian started to shiver, so we decided we would have to make our escape to the car. Poor Lauren fell on the way into the elevator. Stupid slippery floors :( We made it out in fairly good shape (and spirits).

Finally, a fun picture for Matt. Tonight Brian really "got" the whole looking for airplanes thing while playing out back. Many times he would point and say, "look," or, "see!" I love the look of wonder and awe on his face in this picture :) Oh and if you are wondering what the child is wearing in the picture, here's your answer. Alex, one of the girls I "watch" during the school year, went to Guatemala on a mission trip in June. This outfit was her gift to Brian. A funny story actually. She said that she told the nice Guatemalan lady that Brian was going to be 1 year old, and the lady insisted she needed to buy a pequeno, or small version of the outfit. Alex kept trying to explain that Brian is not small, but grande (large). It fits, so Alex clearly won the debate!