Home Schooling At The Zoo & February Tid Bits.....

Hello !!!!

Welcome February !!

This post consists of tid bits...... I am happy to say this has been officially one full month since my daughter & I started walking three times a week with our friends at The Wild Animal Park. We used an odometer to count the many steps we take on each walk, which was in the thousands, giving us a 2 1/2 mile trek around. Not only has it been fun to see the animals and my daughters beloved elephant pals, but it is also beautiful and educational.

My little girl keeps up or shall I say I keep up with her. Fridays we set the day with a walk,

picnic lunch an animal show and playground fun as the kids reward for doing an awesome job.

The great thing is if you are a member of the San Diego Zoo you get unlimited visits to both The San Diego Zoo & The Wild Animal Park for a whole year !!!

Last Friday we went to The SD Zoo and took our teen boy's along.

Before I go on....Did I tell you my daughter was an elephant whisperer?

See this story on her blog Elaphant Dreams

Well, she has this way of making a very realistic elephant sound. Her first visit to The Wild Animal Park was magical when almost the whole African herd ran up toward her while trumpeting back and reaching up their trunks to her.

She gave her magical elephant call, this time at the zoo... and before our eyes an elephant turned toward her with ears flying, trumpeting back at her. In the picture below my daughter to the right is calling the elephant...the elephant is coming toward her in the upper left.

Not only do our little ones enjoy their experience at the zoo, but so do the teens ! My son had a (moment) when he saw a stick bug...which he remembers holding one in pre school. Talk about eyes lighting up. So I took a picture of him next to his stick bug buddy.

The boys were really into the bugs...

whats up with the fascination between bugs and boys???

I chuckled just watching them. Look how into it they look just watching the ants in their tunnels. I guess they never really grow out of that sort of thing.

Ready for your teen to drive???

This is all the driving they'll be doing for a little while longer.

Adventurous aren't they?

Field Trips coming this month:

1. The Museum of Making Music

2. My Mom Dresses Me Funny Day

3. Valentine Party/Valentine card exchange

4. My daughter starts soccer