At the pet store

Our apartment complex won’t allow animals. However much I appreciate this rule with the certain neighbors cohabitating with me, I worry a little that Grayson will be raised the first few years of his life not knowing what animals are! Because of this concern, I decided to take Grayson to the pet store. Yesterday, Grayson had his first experience with fish, and it was so funny! I walked him around the different tanks of colored fish and he got so excited! He was talking up a storm while I read the fish names and pointed out what colors they were. He kept trying to grab them through the glass and his eyes were absolutely sparkling. I then tried reptiles, showing him the giant pythons and the Iguanas, but that was less than entertaining. They weren’t moving so I don’t even think he realized they were worth his attention. After sauntering through that department, I took him into the bird room and he was mesmerized! The two parrots were molting, and I assume this is why they were so cranky. They sounded just like Iago from “Aladdin”. Not only that, but the parakeets were excitedly twittering and flapping around in mass chaos and he couldn’t take his eyes off of their cage. Unlike the fish, he sat completely quiet as he observed the birds, silently smiling whenever they did something new.
It was such a neat experience! By the end of our time there, I was just as excited when one of the creatures did something simple. Whether the fish swam quickly away when we tapped the glass or a bird squawked noisily. Grayson is showing me just how amazing the world is, and I am so grateful for all he is teaching me. It is no wonder why Christ counsels us to be as children, they see the world as it should be.