zoo camp...

what do you do after 7 inches of rain falls in a few short days and the playground is too wet?

go to Fin-tastic Fish Camp at the zoo, of course!

we've been talking about going to fish camp for a week and kate was so excited to go. we had hours of fun...learning about fish, making projects and visiting the "ark" (aka the fish house at the zoo.)

*nemo* helped us learn about fins, tails, scales, gills, anemones, and SHARKS (eeek!)


there was free time to paint...kate felt like monet, rembrandt and picasso all rolled into one...


i think this painting has a very monet-like feel...kate may be a budding impressionist...

she took a few moments to reflect before starting her next project...

time to learn about where fish live and what they eat...

...glue sticks, markers, sand...3-year old heaven...

remember that *nemo* hung out in an anemone? well, this is the zoo's version...

oh, yeah...stamps and paint...that's cool, too!

we were quite proud of our big project...the fishy costume! kate beamed as she showed her daddy what she made...please note the really cool tail and fins...have you ever seen such a cute fishy?

you know whenever you take a 3 year old anywhere, there's bound to be distractions...she was captivated by the new "flamming-o" exhibit.