Why?
Well the “Why” game has begun, it started innocently enough earlier in the week as Lilah tested the waters with her first “Why” series which only went 2 levels deep. However, today as we walked to the Madrid Zoo and Aquarium she really started in earnest; “What is that people doing?”, “Riding a Bike”, “Why?”, “Because he enjoys it or maybe has somewhere to go”; “What are the cars Doing?”; “They are parked”, “Why?”, “Because their people are in the Zoo”, “Why?”, “To see the animals”, “Why?” this time we were able to distract her and put an end to it relatively quickly, however, I have a feeling that the next time will be a bit tougher (and if you ask my Mom, I have it coming….)
By the way the Madrid Zoo and Aquarium is quite depressing, even more so than the usual Zoo experience as the habitats are smaller than you typically see and the water and pens are absolutely filthy as people seem to be allowed, and even encouraged, to throw any and everything to the animals. That being said Lilah really enjoyed her day at the Zoo, she was able to pet a Camel, get kissed by a sea lion, see the elephants, see lots of monkey’s, and had the opportunity to touch a Flamingo but chickened out at the last moment.
