We took advantage of the Labor Day holiday and went to the Indianapolis Zoo.
Dallin really enjoyed being outside all day. He was startled when we were looking into a tank of sting rays and one swam right up next to the glass, inches from his face. Other than that, he liked looking at the animals, but was just as interested in looking at all the people and kids at the zoo.
There were a bunch of penguins that were just standing there, asleep.
The one in the back with his head flopped over reminds me of how Dallin looks when he falls asleep in his car seat. It looks uncomfortable.
It was a pretty warm day, but Dallin stayed cool by wearing grandpa's hat. And drinking grandpa's water.
We had a really fun time. It is a pretty decent zoo. Although, I think I've been spoiled by the St. Louis Zoo. This zoo was probably 1/4 the size of the St. Louis Zoo and it cost $15 a person. The St. Louis Zoo is free. I guess not everywhere can be as cool as St. Louis.... :)
When we got home from the zoo, we watched a movie called "Extraordinary Measures."
It's based on a true story about a family with 3 kids, 2 of which have something called Pompe Disease, which they will most likely die from before they reach 10 years old. At the time, there was no medication or anything to treat the disease. The father (Brendan Fraser) approaches a scientist (Harrison Ford) who has been studying this disease and has a theory on how to treat it. The movie is about all that they have to go through to turn the theory into a drug that they can test on the children before they get too much worse. It was a good, heartwarming movie. It made us feel lucky to have a "healthy" son. Even though he definitely has his share of medical difficulties and will face many difficulties later in life, at least we know that his syndrome won't prevent him in living a long, full life. He's not confined to a wheelchair. We don't have to spend $40,000 a month on his medical bills. I only have to worry about when he'll start walking, not if he'll ever walk. We have a great son and I'm glad we get to raise him.
3 comments:
I can't believe how expensive some zoos are. I'm glad you had fun, though. Dallin looks so cute in that hat.
Yay for Sheri blogging so much! I'm really enjoying your frequent updates and think this should be a constant thing even into October and beyond. I love Dallin and miss his cuddly cheeks so much! Give him oodles of kisses for me on those scrumptious cheekers.
I've had similar experiences going to other zoos. The San Francisco Zoo cost around $10 when I went, and it was considerably smaller than the St. Louis zoo. And parking was a nightmare. Sounds like a fun labor day trip.
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