Last Thursday would have found the Phoenix of old (ya know, the kid from about 2 weeks ago) hiding in his shell. But not this new guy. The friend lover. P saw pals almost every day this last week and actually seemed to enjoy it (after meeting friends in the city on Wednesday he raved about a little boy he's known for a year but never given the time of day before. At dinner he asked "When can I play with Milo again? He is my cutie-mush." Now, who knows what a cutie-mush is, but it sounded positive.) In fact, he's requested his birthday occur in NY and his five closest friends attend. E and I are still trying to pick our jaws up off of the floor...
So, after acrobatics class (the belly button one) we grabbed some hummus and pita pizza and then scooted to the zoo to meet a couple of buddies. P loves our neighborhood zoo for its groundhog tunnels, lily pads and giant spiderweb. (This pic from a previous visit:)
After watching the red panda and unusually active kangaroos we all had snacks and then P and I headed out to meet more friends in the park on the way home. He and Benny negotiate their bottle throwing game:
After more snacks and lots of wrestling they climbed their favorite tree and hammed for the camera.
I couldn't tear him away from them, despite it growing chilly and his patience growing thin :) I was so worried that as he grew tired and his frustration level rose that he would turn back towards our peer averse boy. But it didn't happen, we all parted ways with P asking to see them all again. Soon:)
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