Zoo + Shoes = Happy Sue

I have mentioned the problem of boredom before, but I have never done much to fix the problem (besides the occasional field trip or going to see family members). Kalon and I decided that we were not going to spend another beautiful weekend sitting around Senatobia. We usually try to piddle around town or outside in the yard, but this just wasn't going to work this time. The question was, "what exactly can we do with an eight month old?". After putting our thinking cap on and talking to a few friends we decided we would go to the zoo! How could we go wrong with this decision? She loves animals, she loves it outside, and she loves being in her stroller. All odds were in our favor, right? Not only did we decide that we would go to the zoo, but we also thought it would be a fantastic idea to get Sue Baby fitted for shoes. Since the zoo and Oak Court Mall are right around the corner from each other we thought our idea was absolutely perfect......

We were right!!! The zoo was such a great idea. We left Senatobia around 9:30 Saturday morning. We timed it perfectly. We pulled in the zoo, changed Sue's diaper, unloaded the stroller, and head in. Kalon and I were more excited about the zoo than Suzy, of course. We walked in and headed straight for the animals. Suzy couldn't see most of the little creatures because they have the fences built so strange. They block the animals for itty bitty toddlers and kiddos in strollers. But, the animals that she could see got her attention. I got to pick her up and let her see several things. One of those things was a cow. Out of all the darn animals in the zoo Suzy had more fun with that cow than anything there. She ewwwed and awwwwwed over that cow. She would just screech and grin. It was the cutest thing. We could have just driven around the corner from our house and seen hundreds of cows. Maybe next time we will do that and save fifteen dollars in admission, seven dollars for two drinks, and gas money.

Suzy was loving the cow right here!

She loved this little guy too.

Elk!!

Sweet Kalon, better known as "KK" around our house!

 

Her top 3 favorite animals were:

1. cow

2. komodo dragon

3. elk

The whole time we were there Suzy never made a negative sound. She had such a great time. I am not sure if it was the Zoo that was such a big hit or the fact that she was outside people watching, but whatever the case may be we thoroughly enjoyed our day!

After packing up and leaving the zoo we headed to Stride Rite to get her some shoes. She needed shoes so badly. When she is in her walker she drags her little piggies across the ground. This, in turn, scrapes the skin off her toes around her toenails. The piggies end up being a bloody mess after a day outside. She never seems to be bothered by the issue, but it bothers me. I thought shoes would solve this issue. I had envisioned the little white high top leather shoes that we grew up wearing. They don't make those anymore! The only shoes they had were flashy, pink, sparkly tennis shoes and things of that nature. A friend recommended a store across the street from the mall. We fell in love with all the cute shoes they had. She is officially the owner of a pair of quilted Toms and white squeaky shoes. I really hope the shoes help her toes. I also hope they will help her stand flat footed. She is a tip toe kind of gal.

When we got home from our Memphis Excursion I dropped Suzy off at Mimi's house. Her and Papaw wanted to spend some time with her. While Suzy was there Lauren, Kalon, and I went to Kyoto to have hibachi, cruised to Shell for fountain drinks, and came home to talk the night away. At midnight I decided to call it a night. It is always so nice to have time to catch up with great friends. We thoroughly enjoyed our night out. All in all, Saturday was a pretty great day.