Today is Saturday, which I think we can all agree is not a good time to visit the Magic Kingdom. So we headed off the the Animal Kingdom instead. We began in the dinosaur area, which was a home run considering how popular dinosaurs are around here. Every little girl should get to climb on a triceratops skull.
Then we were off to the Nemo show which Neko thought was amazing. I thought the first five minutes were pretty amazing, too, with spectacular costumes and puppetry. And then Shep decided the whole world was caving in around him and began to freak out, so he and I left with Renita and Ellery.
We decided to head out to some other area of the park, which is pretty laughable, because Renita and I are completely inept when it comes to geography and directions. By the time we’d looked at the map from six different directions and walked about 62 miles, we had gotten nowhere and Tom called to say the show was over.
So we threw in the towel and met up at the petting zoo area which was Neko’s top pick for the day. Now, it always amazes me when we travel hundreds of miles and the kids’ favorite thing is something we could do on an average Tuesday and be home in time for lunch.
Anyway, there were goats and sheep to pet. Shep fell in love with this goat named Violet, and cuddled with her for nearly an hour. I’m not kidding. Neko explored the entire Conservation Station (which is no small thing) while Shep held long conversations with Violet and growled at anyone who dared to come near his goat.
In other news, Neko and Shep are going to bed at 10pm, but Ellery is waking up at 5:30am. The parents are tired, but having a really good time.