Budgie Buddies

Caitlyn, Ashton, and I ventured out to the Pt. Defiance Zoo today where Caitlyn made some new feathered friends... Budgies, or budgerigars (brightly-colored Australian birds that eat seeds). We bought a few seed sticks for a buck and they flew right up to us!!! Now picture this- there were no strollers allowed in this exhibit and it was the main reason I wanted to take the kiddos to the zoo, so I unpacked Ashton from the stroller, wrapped the diaper bag around my neck, had Ashton in one arm with my camera phone in that hand, the seed stick in the other, trying to get Caitlyn to stand still so that the budgies would approach us... and low and behold, despite the motherly mess I was... they did! Caitlyn absolutely loved it and she told me (in sign) about a thousand times throughout the day that she fed the hungry birds.

We are for sure going back and you should go too!

Caitlyn's most favorite animal there has always been the elephant. When we first arrived both elephants were on the ground napping. When the other children came up to the elephants, Caitlyn would politely tell them (in sign) to 'sh' cause they are sleeping. We returned later in the day, and they were both awake, swaying their boddies back and forth while shaking their heads. Caitlyn imitated them over and over again until it was time to go home.

We LOVE LOVE LOVE the zoo!