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A Snippet of My Day

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Went to the L.A. Zoo today, just me and Carlos. It was so adorable to see his boyish excitement. Of course, he wanted to see the Reptile House, but much to his chagrin it is closed until 2010! I was in shock. But he had a lot of fun anyway. They have a new Spider House exhibit, and that kept him entertained. We sat down on a bench in the shade to eat our lunch, and got to see some wallabies and a large, interesting bird (forgot the name). It was kind of cool.

We saw the “Ape Rain Forest” (or whatever it’s called) and we actually saw a mother orangutan with her baby. When we passed by to leave the exhibit, we actually saw the baby nursing. It was so cool.

But my favorite part of our outing was the conversation we had as we left the zoo, hand in hand. :)

Carlos: (out of the blue) I wish it could be Christmas every day.

Me: Yeah, that would be really cool, huh?

Carlos: Yeah.

(slight pause)

Me: When we get to heaven, it will be like Christmas every day.

Carlos: (eyes light up) Really??!!

Me: Yes, really (well, it will … just not in the way he thinks, and by the time he gets there he won’t care).

Carlos: Wow! (slight pause) Will I get to meet Santa there?

Me: Well, I’m pretty sure. I don’t see why not. (Yeah, I know, but in the future he won’t care that Santa doesn’t really exist.)

Carlos: Can I give him a hug? (Is that too sweet or what?)

Me: Of course you can give him a hug.

Carlos: Has anyone ever seen Santa before?

Me: No, I don’t think so.

End of conversation.

I’m soaking up every second of the last of these innocent days. They will come to an end very shortly. I truly can’t describe the deep sense of satisfaction and contentment that overwhelms me when he’s like this.

Btw, I sooo missed my camera at the zoo today. :( Lots of good photo ops.

Just a snippet from my day!

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DonnaG said…
know what??? I think sometimes it is better left to the imagination that to see a picture. Great capture of the moment. I loved reading about it.
August 6, 2007 at 6:09 PM
tjep said…
It's so precious the innocence of our kids, isn't it? And how they view the world and how much they believe in what they say to them. I can imagine the pictures going on inside of Carlos head, of seeing Santa in heaven!
August 6, 2007 at 6:57 PM
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