Leashed at the San Diego Zoo

This past weekend we visited the San Diego Zoo. Sawyer loves animals and has no fear regardless of which animal it is. No matter how big a dog is, she will kiss it right on the mouth and pat it's back. Aunt Lyssie has a snake named Pedro. I disdain snakes. Sawyer on the other hand likes them. The first time that she saw Pedro she motioned wanting to touch him. Every time that we visit Papa, Mimi and Lyssie, Sawyer asks Papa to take out Pedro so that she can hold him. So, natural while at the zoo Sawyer was excited to see the Burmese python that was 10ft long and eats children for dinner. The snake slithered its disgusting scales over towards the glass and stood just about as tall as Sawyer, who was pressing her forehead on the glass. With a crowd behind her Sawyer precedes to repeatedly kiss the glass where the snake's head is. You may be thinking, "Whose child is this?", well at least that is what I was thinking. Answer: Brad's child! Brad had snakes all growing up and has mentioned wanted to get one for Sawyer. I think he needs a reminder that she is only TWO.



Our trip to the zoo was fun and also exhausting...for me. The San Diego Zoo has numerous hills throughout it and Sawyer found it hilarious to run full spend down each hill. Luckily she did not duff it anywhere. Our day was wrapped up with Mimi purchasing a fake snake for Sawyer to tote around her neck and Grandma Coe buying her a monkey backpack which also doubles as a child leash. That's right a leash. I look down upon those parents that harness their children into a leash. I have always said I will NEVER do that. I stand by that statement. I felt helpless though as my mom and Malia were fastening Sawyer into her new Monkey backpack/ leash. They mentioned something along the lines of doing me a favor, but I was too appalled to listen (lol). Although the site of my crazy energetic precious child in a leash made me vomit in my mouth, it was pretty funny to watch because Sawyer thought it was a game to try and run away. Sawyer's mongey (monkey) is often worn around the house, but I detached any evidence of a leash. I would hate to be looked down upon for having a child leash... :)