ZOOLOGY 101- GIRAFFES IN LOVE -OH MY!!!

My daughter, Mimi, and family 

came to town last weekend

for Halloween.

We decided to take the kids to the 

local zoo.

I picked CJK up from school

so he could join his cousins

for a fun day.

First up was the lions.

They are BigBoyE's favorite animal

in all the world.

Since he has been old enough to talk

he has said he wants to be a 

ZOOKEEPER.

I always felt that was my calling which is

why I had 4 kids-

the last 3 born in less than 4 years.

You will notice, of course, 

that MAMA was alert and on watch

while the lazy daddy other lion rested.

Baby Bright Eyes was absolutely 

FASCINATED by something!

What was it you ask?

Well- absolutely the 

MOST FASCINATING ANIMAL

in the whole zoo---

Yes- it's a 

SEMI-BLIND BADGER!

Only in Wisconsin, folks, only in Wisconsin.

We could barely drag her away

and on the way back out

we stopped once again for another

peek at this 

FASCINATING ANIMAL!

As you can SEE, he was equally 

impressed with us!

I could bore you with hundreds of pictures.

But I won't.

You're welcome.

I will skip right to the 

GIRAFFES IN LOVE.

OH!MY!

You get up on a platform so that you

can see them up close and personal.

For the measly sum of 

ONE DOLLAR

you can let them eat lettuce out of your hand.

We get up on the platform and

pony up our bucks.

We feed the giraffes.

If you are easily offended

PLEASE STOP READING NOW

AND COME BACK TOMORROW.

Apparently, MS. Giraffe is in heat.

MR. Giraffe knows 

JUST WHAT TO DO.

He proceeds to TRY to do so in

front of the pre-schoolers,

SweetCheeks, age 9 and Ria, age 12.

I thought SweetCheeks' eyes were 

gonna pop out of her head.

Add about 5 years to this picture

and you will get an idea of her expression.

To be honest-

I was quite impressed myself!

Apparently, Ms. Giraffe had a headache

and wanted NO PART of 

Mr. Giraffe's fun and games.

EVENTUALLY 

(after about a zillion minutes)

he left the 

Arena Of Love

and went back to his hideout.

Meanwhile, the guide is telling 

ALL THE KIDS ABOUT

BREEDING HABITS OF GIRAFFES.

You will forgive me if I started 

laughing hysterically and walked

off the platform.

I WAS going to show you a picture

of the FUN but then thought

NAH--Even I can't do that!

Well, I could!

But I won't.  m'hmmm

You will have to use your imagination!

The highlight of the day for me

was watching the human animals

at play.'

From This---

To THIS-

in the blink of an eye!

You will notice how 

the youngest fashionistas

wear 

THEIR SWEATERS!

So, if you are looking for a

bit of an education,

feel free to check out 

your local zoo--

make sure it is mating season-

otherwise you might as well

stay home.

Have a 

GREAT WEEKEND.

I will be washing

the kids' eyes out with soap.