On the Farm

 

It's been a while since we have wanted to visit a farm with the wee man. With the Nonni here it seemed to be the perfect excuse. We spent the morning at Almond Valley Heritage Centre in Livingston. It's a great balance of attractions. There is a wide variety of animals to see big and small, and the wee man had his moments where he was willing to get close and others where he was happy at a safer distance. He tried to chase a chicken thinking it was like a pigeon but was awakened to the reality of what was actually going to happen when the chicken clucked back at him. He kept his distance after that. You can also jump on trampolines, on a nutty bouncer and play at the adventure playgrounds and drive your own tractor. It was great that we were one of the firsts there as most activities were relatively quiet. I can only imagine what it would be like in the height of summer. We never managed the train or tractor rides as it was a bit difficult to time it right. A great day out none the less and worth the frozen fingers and toes.

Chasing pigeons

After nursery this week we have been getting in some quick trips to the park. One afternoon the wee man saw a pigeon and that was it he was targeted for the rest of the afternoon. I really thought we were going to be taking this pigeon home! I wish I could have gotten the look on his face whenever the pigeon flew in the sky and he shouted "Oh no"! I felt so sorry for said pigeon, it was not the best day to be in the park. Every now and again it seemed the pigeon was going to get a break but suddenly the wee man was after it again. At one point it had landed on the roof of the cafe in what it thought was safety and maybe that my wee man would give up. My wee man! He jumped up and down shouting at the pigeon until it really decided it was time to fly well away. 

 

A Day at the Zoo

A lot of exercise was involved in getting around to see the different animals.

We were very ready for this adventure!

Wee man had some fabulous expressions as he looked at the animals so I knew he was enjoying it.

We saw lots of different animals.

The favourites were probably the monkey's.

Followed by the big cats who all go "Roar!"

It was great chatting to my wee man all about his day at the Zoo. He had all the animal noises down pat! I could not resist and had to buy him a soft toy monkey who has quickly become a great friend. Not everyone agrees with animals in captivity but I know now that one of it's positives is for conservation and education. I hope that one day my wee man will have the opportunity to see these great creatures in their natural habitat.

  

Animals

 From the very beginning my wee man has always shown an interest in animals. Do you know that a possible future career according to his star sign is a Veternarian? Yes we actually "researched" many different things while I was pregnant wondering what my little bean was going to be like once he popped out. 

Be it animal songs, animals in books, animals on TV or actually real animals the wee man is fascinated. The first "words" he came out with where animal noises. 

He is eager to pat or possibly poke them and will call after them and sometimes run after them.

I think it is fair to say that my wee man definitely has a love of animals.

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