Pet World

I regret to say that I do not have any pictures to go along with our morning adventure so I will do my best to describe the experience... First of all, Christopher is pretty much done with his morning nap and this has resulted in fewer blog entries on my part. By the time he goes down for his afternoon nap, I either workout, shower and read or get things done around the house. And after a full morning of Christopher-ness, I sometimes don't feel like writing about the boy, as wonderful as he is. But I digress... Since Chris is done with his morning nap, we took a trip out to Lawrence to visit Pet World, a super cool fish and small pet store that Daddy located in his search for the perfect tank. Anyway, this place was like heaven for little CJ and when we entered the door, he booked for the fish tanks in the back. (Like father, like son!). There were tanks everywhere and one in particular caught Christopher's attention. It was full of rainbow fish and looked just like our tank downstairs. The whole time we were there, CJ kept going back to this tank and saying "Dad, Dad" as if to say "Dad, check this tank out!" Aside from the fish, this store had several enormous tortoises and there was a set of stairs and a kind of observation deck for kids to go on to get a better look. Chris liked this but he was more interested in climbing up and down the stairs than checking out the tortoises. He enjoyed the large red macaw and said hi to him. Then he had a chance to pet a small rabbit that I held (no we didn't bring Kasey). We also saw some snakes, tree frogs, lizards, bearded dragons, gerbils, and guinea pigs. And to top it all off, Chris nearly walked out with a tarantula! (It was in a small container, perfect for little hands). He also observed the Burmese python with interest, but I had to say "no" to that one, although it might make a good play toy for Kasey. Anyway, it was a fun morning and we all got our exercise chasing Chris around the store for 45 minutes. If they're hiring, we might have little buds fill out an application. It's time he started earning his keep around here.