Today we were planning on going to the zoo and lunch with friends, but their kid (who's a little older than the grub) was sick, so they had to cancel. It was too nice a day to waste, so we decided to go to the zoo anyway.
We went to the Folsom Zoo Sanctuary, which is stocked only with rescue animals. Unlike our last trip to a zoo, the grub was up and walking, and actually noticed some of the animals. This variety of animals allowed me to confirm my earlier suspicion that all animals are "Doohg!" (Dog). The first "doohg" he noticed were tigers, then roosters, and deer. We were hoping that we could get him to notice the big brown "doohgs" (bears), but the bears were taking a nap at the time, and the grub was looking away as they were going into their cave.
This was the first time that the short one spent most of the time on one of our outside outings walking on his own. Because he has a tendency to pick a direction and run, sometimes faster than we can catch him, we tried a toddler leash (it's a small backpack shaped like a lion, the "tail" clips on, and allows you to keep hold) with great success.
After the zoo, we rode on the small steam train at the park. It was a full day.
