Today marked Calvin's second trip to the Detroit Zoo (yes, we know we've been slacking, but we plan to increase that number in the near future). The second trip turned out to be very different from the first. Being a little older now he is able to see better and is more interested in his surroundings, not to mention that with his good neck control he is now able to face forward in his carrier and actually see the animals (if he tries). The other thing that was different about today's trip was taking a friend to the zoo. Or it may have been the other way around, since he was invited by his friend Liesl, on the condition that he bring Cortney along to play with her mother Becky. So this may have been a play date, but most likely it was Cortney and Becky's. 
Unfortunately the zoo was not as striking as it can sometimes be: the tigers were sleeping, the baby prairie dogs were not out, and neither were the wolverine kits, and the kangaroos were merely lounging. On the other hand there were still plenty of animals to enjoy: Talini, the year old polar bear, was swimming, there was a second baby kangaroo on the way, and the peafowl attempted to eat our lunches. What is really funny about today, however, is Calvin's apparent lack of interest in real giraffes by comparison to his absolute enthrallment with the Playskool Peek N Pop Giraffes at home. All we can say is, at least he's showing interest in something.