Firsts

The last couple of days have been full of some "firsts" for Monkey.
On Thursday he got to go to the zoo for the very first time. The first animal he got to see there was the elephant, which he was enthralled with and was very upset when we moved on. At least, until he got to see the bears (he can now growl like a bear). Then he got to see the zebras (he neighed at them while we ate lunch where he could watch them), and the giraffes (which he wasn't oo impressed by). He was getting tired by the time we saw the big cats (snow leopards, cheetahs, tigers & most of them with cubs). He didn't seem to impressed with them, but maybe they were just too much like his kitties. We also saw the apes. There was one large guy (maybe and orangutan, I didn't really find out) who was sitting by the glass and all the kids went to go look at him. He wandered off to a different portion of his cage. When Monkey got right up to the glass, the ape came up and sat right up by the glass next to him, putting his face right up to Monkey's. Monkey screamed and made me pick him up. Once he wqas safe in my arms (lol) we waved to the ape and said "bye-bye." It was a lot of fun.
Yesterday, I decided to be daring and took Monkey Ice Skating for the first time. We got the smallest pair of skates that they had, got all laced up and went out into the ice. It first I went backwards, pulling him, but then I got bored and so held him in front of me as we both glided forward. We only made it around the rink a couple of times, but each time we stepped off the ice, he quickly turned me around and stepped back on (though he never smiled). All in all, I think he had fun. Maybe it'll work a little better if i wait a couple more months before trying again (oi, it hurt my back!)