More Mother's Day Pics

Here are the rest of our pictures from our Mother's Day excursion to the animal park. (See also May 10 post.)

There were lots of birds. Ryan particularly liked the macaws.






Attempting to summon one of the funny-looking fuzzy chickens:




Ryan feeding the reindeer a carrot (which consisted of hurling it to the ground inside their pen).




Ryan and the hairy cattle checking each other out:




Another friend:



Ryan also liked watching the coatamundi (a badger-like animal), who he got to feed through a chute:




Feeding the bunnies with Daddy:




Watching the tigers sunbathe:




Naturally, there was also ice cream, this time in the form of a cookies-n-cream popsicle. Ryan is a such a meticulously neat eater that even this made only a minor mess, consisting of a cookie crumb mustache and a few drips on his jacket.






Ryan's fixation with organizing objects compelled him to hang up all the keychains in the gift shop.



Our little monkey:



The other day, Ryan drew his first picture of me (preceded by the announcement "I draw Mommy!") and proudly posed with his creation.



Could I possibly be any luckier that this sweet little boy is my son?