Jeff and the Goats

Today was day #2 of having Jeff home from work and we wanted to take Graham to do something fun. Graham and I often go to the zoo during the week and each time we go, his reactions to the animals get more fun for me to watch. Since Jeff has only been able to experience the zoo secondhand through my stories and pictures, we decided to visit the zoo so Jeff could experience Graham's excitement firsthand.

One of the first things we did when we arrived, was head to the little farm complete with petting zoo. Normally, Graham and I are content saying hello to the goats through the fence but today, with Jeff along, the boys decided to take a different approach. They went into the fence to get up close and personal with the goats. I think Jeff immediately regretted his decision, because in a matter of seconds, the goats were all over him. These are not small goats. They're actually pretty large and when they so kindly began to jump all over Jeff, their faces were about the same height as Jeff's. So, you're probably wondering where Graham is during all of this. At first Jeff was holding him but he understandably became pretty scared when the giant goats when after his Daddy. Graham was quickly passed off to me and our trip inside the goat fence came to an end.

At least the baby goats know how to play nicely...

We're experiencing some very HOT weather here right now, so at the very end of our zoo afternoon when Graham spotted this water play area filled with laughing kids we really couldn't say no. It was actually surprising that Graham didn't hesitate for even a second before he got right in the middle of all the action. He enjoyed it so much in fact that he was one unhappy little guy when it was time to go home. No worries, I did have a clean, dry outfit for Graham to change into!

We're heading up to the lake tomorrow so this will be the last Graham update until the end of the weekend. Happy 4th of July!