{"id":651,"date":"2009-10-11T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-11T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/?p=651"},"modified":"2017-06-27T09:00:43","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T14:00:43","slug":"point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/?p=651","title":{"rendered":"*point*"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The other weekend we visited the zoo with our friends and their son, Syon.  This was Lydia&#8217;s third trip to the zoo and her most enjoyable time there yet.<\/p>\n<p>The moment we arrived she began pointing out all the interesting things to us.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3977317509_58c1f722db_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3977317509_58c1f722db_z.jpg 425w, https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3977317509_58c1f722db_z-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now that she&#8217;s walking she was much less willing to sit in her stroller &#8212; we probably shouldn&#8217;t have bothered to bring it &#8212; and was more satisfied to wander around the area, checking out all that was worth checking out.  Sometimes she forgot we were around.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3978089686_3ff6c19595_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3978089686_3ff6c19595_z.jpg 425w, https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3978089686_3ff6c19595_z-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Any kind of bird (except the flamingos) were her favorite.  She is still a people-watcher, though, and other kids especially caught her attention.  Oh, to be able to run around so fast!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3977331809_605a91daac_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3977331809_605a91daac_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3977331809_605a91daac_z-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lydia even pointed out the big, scary animals, though she was glad her Daddy was there to back her up on that.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3977330037_8367a53476_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3977330037_8367a53476_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3977330037_8367a53476_z-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After lunch, the kids checked out the nifty water-shooting area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3979396015_ddc361637a_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3979396015_ddc361637a_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3979396015_ddc361637a_z-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Though Syon turned out to be a brave soul . . .<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3979401189_90c5cb9f99_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3979401189_90c5cb9f99_z.jpg 458w, https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3979401189_90c5cb9f99_z-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>. . . Lydia wasn&#8217;t feeling quite so daring.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3980156606_f5a6c7707f_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3980156606_f5a6c7707f_z.jpg 425w, https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3980156606_f5a6c7707f_z-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After all that running around, pointing, and a big meal, both kids were starting to look tuckered out.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3980165940_05a03275f8_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3980165940_05a03275f8_z.jpg 425w, https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3980165940_05a03275f8_z-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We packed up and made our way home &#8212; Lydia began what was to be a three hour nap of excellence.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3979408193_aa37a5e3f6_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3979408193_aa37a5e3f6_z.jpg 425w, https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3979408193_aa37a5e3f6_z-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other weekend we visited the zoo with our friends and their son, Syon. 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