Hop Hop/It's Got Fangs!

We decided today to take Ellie back to the petting zoo, since she is officially obsessed with rabbits (or as she calls them, hop hops.) Every time we pull up to mom and dad's, she wants to get out and see if there's any rabbits at the end of the street, and then several times during our visit, she requests to go check on hop hops again. The part that cracks me up is that mom tells her that you have to be quiet when you approach the hop hops, and so now when Ellie talks about rabbits, she goes "hop hop!:" while waving her hand to indicate hopping, and then puts her finger over her lips and shushes us, to indicate how nice and quiet you need to be. It is just about the cutest thing ever.

So this morning we got dressed and ready in our new bunny shirt from Grandma, and some sweet new pants from Children's Orchard, and headed to San Juan. Ellie was immediately impressed and pleased, and we spent close to an hour chasing rabbits around, petting guinea pigs (which she also called hop hops) and looking at the larger animals. The petting zoo also has a slide, so that was a big hit.

It's so fun now that she's at an age to enjoy going out and about and seeing new things. Seeing her happy little face makes me feel like I must be doing something right. Afterwards, we went to El Maguey for a little lunch, as Pedros Tacos closed down yesterday (RIP.) And now she is home taking her nap. Who knows what fun the rest of the afternoon will hold? (I do know it will involve me trying to mend her pants, or buying little patches that I can sew on.)

"You guys, are you seeing this? There is a hop hop here!"

"THIS IS A REAL HOP HOP OH MY GOODNESS HOP HOP!"

"Mom? Mom? He is eating my pants."

"Excuse me, little hop hop, but i think there is something amiss with your ears. Maybe they will grow in later?"

"This place is pretty awesome."