Ray's blog

Mommy and Daddy and I went to the Cincinnati Zoo today! It was great! They have all kinds of animals there -- way more than we have at our house. I guess that's why it's one of the top-rated zoos in the United States.

We saw giraffes (oh man are they tall!) and elephants (they smell bad) and polar bears. We even got to hear a lion roar! No kidding! My Dad has been to the zoo like 200 times (he's really old) and he said he's never heard that before. It was pretty cool. Although I have to say it sounded nothing like my plastic walk-behind lion on wheels.

I was almost eaten by goat in the petting zoo. Hey don't laugh -- my Dad says those stupid goats will eat anything. I wasn't scared though -- Mommy and Daddy were both right there. Besides he was really funny looking, and his beard tickled a little. (The goat, not Daddy.)

I especially liked the giant blobs in the aquarium. Mommy says they're called manatees (she really likes them too) and they were huge! There were lots of fish in the giant aquarium, too. I could have sat there and watched the manatees and the fish for hours.

The only part I didn't like was the 4-D movie. Those first couple of D's were fine, and the third D seemed kinda silly but I guess it was OK too. But that fourth D is for the birds! I told Mommy to get me the heck out of there! (She did, of course. She always takes good care of me.)

But other than the movie spitting at me we had a very good day. The weather was very nice and we even got to ride the train! That was cool!