We had a full week of fun and good weather. Thursday we went to the Southwick Zoo in Mendon Massachusetts. Atlas really loved the goats that you could pet. He wanted to touch every single one, but they kept moving around, which made him think there were new goats all the time. He spent quite a long time with them, and then visited them again right before we left. I was surprised he liked them so much, since right when we walked in a macaw squawked and Atlas screamed and started running away crying. As long as the goats didn't make noise, he was good. One did make noise and Atlas stayed far away.

There were even a few baby goats.

Nick got to pet some of his favorite animals, alpacas.

We packed a lunch and ate it right in front of the giraffe habitat.

There was a deer "forest" which was just a huge amount of land and trees with 20 or so deer running around that you could buy food for and feed from your hand. Atlas really liked them too, but they weren't quite as friendly as the goats.

Atlas wants to learn to cross the monkey bars. He tried over and over again until we finally pried him loose.

We have been walking around a lot to explore and exercise. We saw this while walking around campus. It made us laugh. (Altas spent most of the day wearing one glove, because.... ?)

There are so many trees here... and squirrels....and rabbits.... and chirpy birds. I feel like Snow White.

Atlas has gotten over his two biggest fears at the Children's Museum. The giant woman

and getting wet.

There was a dance party in a big empty room in the museum. Atlas was too shy to dance when there were a bunch of people in there, but as soon as they started to clear out, he danced his heart out until he was the last one on the dance floor.

We love the food trucks here. This weekend we tried french fries with roasted onion mayo and vegan ice cream. Delicious.