We became so absorbed in the Discovery farm animal area that we almost forgot to see the countdown--the whole reason for the trip! "Run!" I cried lest my perfectly planned outing become ruined. The kids used it as an opportunity to get warm again (sorry!) and I tried to work off all the cocoas I'd been downing. It turned out that we barely, barely made it. They were counting as we were running to the pavillion. So, I guess we sort of missed it because we were puffing so hard we couldn't count too...shoot! Oh well, at least we tried.It was around this time that I lost Asher. That's right. Not my proudest moment. He was wanting to go play in the "tree house" and Jonah and I needed to get in line for the cidar (which was right next to the treehouse slide). So, I told Ash we'd be right back, we (sort of) cut in line to go more quickly, and by the time we got back (like 5 minutes tops!) Ash was gone.
I immediately began my search with Jonah to find him and, after a few very tense minutes, found him with a zoo worker crying for me. I have to say I was impressed that he found an adult AND a zoo worker to boot (good instincts Ash!), but felt really dumb for leaving him. Apparently he panicked when he couldn't see me and took off in pursuit. Well, we quickly departed after that episode and I have to say that I couldn't have been happier. Maybe zoos are overrated. I keep trying to like zoos, but I don't think they like me back. Did I mention it was cold?
