A Day at Grant's Farm and the Zoo

 Just starting out and I bet it will be fun if Mor Mor doesn't ask me

to stop the action for picture taking.

No such luck, Alli.

 Trying to get comfortable while watching the show.

By the way, the kids are letting a rat race from one hand

over the shoulders to the person at the end of the line.

I'll find the right way to see everything.

Still trying to find the right position.

 No rat on me, please.

 The goats were not gentle.

Gotta get really close, don't worry Mor Mor.

 This is how Dad also fed all of you.

 Kath, in for a rescue

 I am taking pictures while my shoelace is being eaten.

 This goat needs a good brushing, but doesn't cooperate.

 See Kath run.

 More brushing

 There's something scary in there.

Buying feed.

Those darn pants are problem today.

Alli said, "Hello, Mary Grace."

This was a new one for Mor Mor. Dipping Dots frozen sherbet.

A quick stop home, Raptor is doing fine and giving

a great Halloween pose.

Swinging Orangutan

More animal shots, I am sparing you because I took over

a hundred pictures.

Cold and smelly in here

Allison was showing her miniature one to the elephants.

Starting out nice and easy, but no one told me that...

there would be a truly pitch dark, very long tunnel ahead.

Flattening a penny with St. Louis Zoo engraved on it.

We had some projects to do

 We made a kaleidoscope.

 Leap Frog from Mor Mor's closet of wonders, bought at

clearance, saved for years.

 This is my solar energy experiment that we built with

no directions.

 Covering the solar panel with a science wand to make the fan stop.

 Packed and ready to go home.

 There's sticky caterpillar in there.

 Across the street with friends

"You have scarecrows!"

 Solar energy and dogs.

 Making 'Fairy Flower Friends'

Time for bed.

Do you see Good Dog stealing a drink of

soda?

'Lunch Bunch School'

Alli is now staying to eat lunch at her

preschool with the 'lunch bunch'.  Kathryn

talked with the teacher to find out why

every piece of food that was packed,

came home.  The reply was that most kids

were a bit bewildered about eating at

school. They just sat and stared at each

other. So we role played today, and she

chomped away, ate all her lunch, learned how

to open and close baggies, twist the thermos, arranged

 her lunch, and what gets put back into

the lunch bag and what gets thrown away. She also

practiced lunch bunch conversation with

fellow student, Wayne (rather large three year old,

but well manered. They asked each other

what pets they had at home and what they

had to eat for lunch.

SIDENOTE: We went the nature center before lunch.

It seems that Allison was already in the

role playing mode.  Some boys asked her

what her name was, she replied,

"Sebastien Marke."  We asked her three times

what her name was, and heard the same reply.

Can't explain.

 The cookie was eaten last, but it's posted first.

 Good turkey and cheese sandwich

 Keeping track of the cookie

 Big bite

 Juice pouches are sometimes hard to manage.

 I am a Lunch Bunch Girl.

 Full mouth

 Good sandwich

 Cold apples and peas from my Dora hot/cold thermos

Planting a gazebo border, dogs helped

No much going on

Loaded up and off to Larry's Motorcycle for repairs.