out on the weekend

Tracy had to work all day on Sunday so the kids and I headed to both the zoo and the aquarium.

Favorite zoo animals this trip included:

• The tropical bird who would not speak while we stood in front of it, but emitted an eloquently spoken "Pretty Bird" every time we started to leave.
• The kinkajou (the only member of the Genus Potos) attempting to break a land speed record running back and forth on its favorite tree branch.
• The abnormally animated sloth who even left his tree for an extremely rare walk on solid ground.

The aquarium visit was short but included:

• Owen touching the lava.
• Finding places on the huge globe.
• Watching people feed fish in the big tank.
• Answering questions on the Wheel of Knowledge.
• Sitting in the beaver lodge for underwater otter viewing.
• Playing with ships in the Great Lakes water table.

All in all, not a bad way to spend the morning.