How much is that doggy in the window?

Tonight we took a family outing to Willow Bend Mall. And as it turns out, my son loves window shopping as much as I do. We spent about 20 minutes in front of this window talking to the animals. We said hi to the Doggie, Elephant, Mama Octopus, Baby Octopus, Duckie, Giraffe, etc. It really was so cute, Jeff and I couldn't bear to tear him away from his new friends. But I did...seriously 20 minutes was about all Daddy and I could take.

So, after we said goodbye to the animals, we played for a little while in the play area. Willow Bend has one of the best play areas and Joshua really loves it. It's set up like a table top at breakfast. There is a plate with steak and eggs, chili peppers, toast, grapefruit, spoon & fork....you get the idea. And it's all soft for the kids to climb and jump on. It's a great indoor air-conditioned place to play when we've had enough of the park. I put together a little video of Joshua playing tonight (using Windows Movie Maker---my new obsession.)

A Night at the Zoo

Last night we packed up and headed to the Dallas Zoo which is one of Joshua's favorite places on Earth! Every time we go he seems to have new favorite animals. This night it was the Giraffes. Their enclosure has an outside part and inside part. The giraffes spend most of the time inside and we had a great view of them though the window. Joshua loved the up close view and loved watching them eat dinner. He also loved the giant tortoises. There were about 5 or 6 of them and they were really active. It really was fun to watch. Usually the turtles are just sitting like rocks, so this really was a treat.