Today Jen and Ben took Nathan out to Goebberts. Al, Marilyn and Muriel (Al's mom and Nathan's great grandma) met them there. Jen had invited me to join them, which I did.
At first Nathan seemed a bit overwhelmed by the unusual environment. He got excited about the ponies going in a circle with kids riding them, but he was a bit afraid of the large camels that also had kids riding on them. He seemed to get sleepy, and wanted to be held.
Then we went into the petting zoo. The toucan and the lemurs and the foxes didn't thrill him much. But then we got to the llamas. Cups of carrots were available to feed to the animals, so we fed some to the llamas. Nathan definitely got a kick out of that. There were some very tall girrafes that amazed me perhaps more than him. He liked some turkey-looking birds, and the tiger cubs (large cubs, weighing over 100 pounds). He was fascinated with the white-necked ravens, which are larger than crows. His favorite was a baby zebra that came over to where he was standing, and mouthed his fingers! It's lips were like velvet, and he got so excited he was squealing with the fun of it all. It was such a joy to watch.
It was a fun afternoon. Thanks for including me, Jen! I loved it.
