Today Austin was off and his parents had plans of coming to see us. It was also the first cool day we had of the fall season. All of these things fell into place and we decided to take Colby to the Global Wildlife Center. This was his first time there. We have talked about going for over a year now with him. But honestly I am glad we waited until now. I can't imagine that trip a year ago with him. Maybe before he was mobile would have been easier but still I think 2 years old is probably the earliest you would want to take a kid. He has more of an attention span now and also knows/understands more about animals. The Center is about an hour and a half drive from our house. Luckily Colby slept for about half the trip. He was very good in the car he never fussed a bit which I was glad b/c sometimes he gets antsy in long car rides.
When we got there he was immediately excited about seeing all the animals. He was ooohing and ahhing from the car. He loved walking around the grounds and seeing the trucks, fish, animals, and kids. The weather was perfect today too! It was in the high 60s when we got there and in the 70s by the time we left. Perfect blue jean and t-shirt kinda weather! I also have to say he did great with his pottying today...no accidents with the long car ride and long tour and long ride home I was worried but he stayed dry and made 3 potty trips during the day while we were away.
The wagon/feeding part was very fun. Colby loved looking at the animals. He loved tossing food from the wagon and seeing the animals eat it. He also loved touching some of the animals which made me a little nervous but he is soo brave and loves animals it was adorable! Now all that said he did get antsy and honestly the tour could just be an hour long for his age. Today it was all kids his age they were probably 2-3 year olds mostly on the tour. I think in this case they could have made it shorter but I guess they didn't want to cheat us. I mean school age kids can handle that long ride but younger ones do not quite have the attention span. We had to pull out the goldfish, juice, and trucks before the ride was over to keep him occupied. But for a 2 year old I think he did really well. He had 1 small and 1 major meltdown. Both were over the fact he couldn't wander around the wagon while it was moving.
I am glad we went ahead and took him though I think by the time we take him back he will be really into it! I will probably wait until he's 3 though to go back when maybe he has a longer attention span and can understand a little more.
After the tour we ate lunch before we headed home. Colby was very good and then on the car ride home he sacked out again. I knew since he slept so much in the car a good nap at home for the day was probably out. He slept all the way until we got home and when we got him out the car he was not happy at all. I hoped we could lay him in his bed and atleast get an hour out of him but it never happened. It was hard since Austin's parents were here too he was too excited. We let him get up around 3:15 and play. Ofcourse he was a little ill mannered due to no good nap so he landed in timeout 2 times. I felt bad but I can't let him be bratty just b/c grandparents are in. I know some people would probably think I am too strict but I think rules need to be enforced and consistent always no matter who is over or where we are. We did have a fun afternoon though watching him play outside. Until he flipped out of the swing that was a tragedy. He also rode his tricycle around tonight since the weather was so nice. He looked so cute. He also ran into a little boy and girl from down the street riding their car toys. It was like a toddler parade so cute! We had a good dinner tonight with my parents and Austin's. We cooked white beans and rice for them. It turned out really good! I am so thankful for our families and that we were able to share a special day with them! It was really a fun day with so many good memories! We are all tired now though I hope we can catch up tomorrow! Colby has school but then we all have hopes of a good nap that afternoon!
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