Zoo Trip

Yesterday, I took the kids to the zoo for the first time.  All three of them I mean, so I guess it was Aryana's first zoo trip.  We went with some friends, and had a wonderful time!  I even bought us a membership at the end because FINALLY it's manageable.  I even feel good about taking them by myself.
Ok, I need to record two Matteo quotes because that's what this blog is really all about, right?
On the way to the zoo, we passed a car and Matteo said, "What is that stick that people put in their mouth and it makes fire?"  How awesome is that?  He's two months shy of 5 years old and doesn't know what a cigarette is.  I tried to explain, and realized just how much harder this parenting thing is going to get.
Me, "It's a cigarette.  They put smoke in your mouth and hurt your lungs."
Matteo, "Why are some people so strong that it doesn't hurt their lungs?"  What a clever question.  He so often gives me pause.
I tried to explain what a habit is, then Nico saw a truck with a picture of a bat on it.  So easily distracted.

Second Matteo quote.  We were looking in the lion exhibit and none of them were out.
Nico, "Where are all the lions?"
Me, "Maybe they're eating or sleeping."
Matteo, "Or maybe they all died."  What???
Me, "I don't think so."

Nothing can really top that from the rest of the day.  They loved feeding the birds.

And the MOLA, museum of living art (I think?), where the snakes, lizards, frogs, etc. are.  This was really the only time I got a little stressed because they were running all around, so excited to see the next exhibit, they forgot about me.

I hope we have a lot of these days in the next year.