The Zoo!

Last Friday, Bill, Avery, and I went to the Houston Zoo.  Stephanie went last week and said that there was fun Halloween stuff going on plus it was nice weather so we decided to go.

There was a little pumpkin patch area where each child could take a pumpkin and decorate it.  This is what my child decided to do instead of picking a pumpkin...

Sort them!  She took them out one by one and then when we said that she had taken out enough, she put them back one by one.  Finally she had picked her special one.

Next we went to see some animals!  We first went to the elephants which she was terrified of.  She was really scared of the big animals but she loved the lions.  It kind of freaked me out that only a little piece of glass separated us from this animal that could rip us to shreds.

We fed the giraffes but again, Avery was scared of being so close to them.  She liked to watch them from far away.

Next up was the petting zoo.

Waving to the animals

Doing a little dance

Still unsure

Finally, after Bill told her that the goat was just like Grace, she got up the courage to pet it.

We went to this area that had some kind of antelope or something along those lines and Avery loved watching them and doing some dance moves.  I don't know what she was thinking but she kept doing strange things with her legs.

We call this move the "hike a leg".  She does this ALL the time!

Then we came upon the monkeys- her favorite!  She loved saying "ooh ooh, aah, ahh" to all of them.

This is Avery's posture when she really wants to get somewhere quickly.  She just had to get to the next monkey!

Finally, we checked out the aquarium.  Avery has always loved fish, especially huge ones.

Although she looks absolutely miserable, I promise she was having fun.  She just really hates smiling for the camera!

I love that Avery is getting older and is really started to enjoy these activities!  We had a great time!