My Animal Planet
Yesterday was a day for the animals. It began early in the morning on a field trip to the zoo with my youngest daughter and her kindergarten class. Since becoming a stay-at-home dad, I have tried to take advantage of EVERY opportunity I can to spend time with the kids. Whether that means driving my oldest daughter to dance, helping coach my son’s baseball team or just bringing cupcakes to school and having lunch with the kids. And that’s just this week. And you definitely don’t have to ask me twice to go on a field trip to the zoo. In fact, due to the one chaperone for every two students ratio, I would say this was a pretty popular assignment. For nearly three hours, our trio visited nearly every animal in the park, from Anteaters to Zebras, Giraffes to Polar Bears. Like many of us who have now reached the age of 43, I’ve been to a zoo about four million times. And I can’t wait for four million and one. It just doesn’t get old. And to see the zoo through my daughter’s eyes was pr...