We took some pictures at home before leaving for the zoo.
Lexi wasn't too sure about her hat. Kenzie was mesmerized by her hooves. Notice they have their kitchen utensils in hand... you need to have something to eat your treats with, right? Smart girls.
The girls enjoyed playing with their baby dolls from Granny who have matching pig & lamb costumes. This was their reaction when we told them it was time to put away the strollers & babies because we were getting in the car to head to the zoo. End. of. the. world. Needless to say the babies ended up accompanying us to the zoo.
We had a great time at the zoo.
Lexi was especially excited to get to touch a "tur - tle." This is by far her favorite word to say. At night after we put the girls to bed we can hear Lexi talking about turtles as she drifts off to sleep. The girls also both touched a snake, and it was so funny to see how differently they approached it. Lexi was the first to spot the snake in the zookeepers arms, and rushed over excitedly. You could tell she really wanted to touch it, but she was apprehensive, stopping her hand just a few inches shy of actually touching the snake several times. Kenzie on the other hand, ran over when she saw what her sister was doing and (somewhat agressively) grabbed the snake. Seeing her sister touch the snake, gave Lexi that little extra confidence boost to actually touch it .. and she did so with the most gentle touch.
This same level of confidence carried through to our experience on the carrousel. The girls were both really excited when they saw the carrousel and ran towards it. However, when it was time to get on the ride Kenzie was excited and giggling, whereas Lexi was suddenly terrified. Kenzie did not even want me to hold onto her, while Lexi was much more comfortable riding on Daddy's lap.
On the other hand, Lexi was much more confident when it came to trick or treating. She marched around with confidence, swinging her little pumpkin bucket. Lexi also was quite curious about her tail. When she first discovered it, she was litterally chasing it in circles (I so wish I had this on video). Then once she got a got of it she enjoyed holding onto it while she walked. Kenzie preferred to be carried most of the time.
Both girls are really into checking out the animals nowadays and they especially enjoyed watching the animals eat the pumpkins.
The one thing we learned, is that both Kenzie & Lexi are not fans of scary costumes. At one of the trick or treat stations the woman handing out candy was dressed as a leopard with a painted face. Kenzie was too terrified to even approach her. Lexi had enough courage to approach, but then ended up dropping her bucket and running :) Let's hope there aren't too many scary costumes on Halloween itself.
We had a great time and by the time we drove home our little sheep was counting sheep. Both K&L ended up napping for 3+ hours that afternoon ... that's how much fun they had at HallZOOween!
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