The Stone Zoo is a great place to bring kids. Partly because all the animals are happy hanging out with each other. Each exhibit is placed just far enough to walk without getting tired but spaced far enough to keep from feeling claustrophobic. Maybe the main reason the Stone Zoo is such a good time is that the zoo is a few miles away. Nonetheless, let's take some time to look back at that experience.
Having an older sibling is tough. Older siblings take younger siblings toys, they assume younger siblings always want their leftovers, and older siblings usually get their own way. This is completely relatable to MJ and her big brother Jackie. A few weeks ago the Bruff family was going to visit grandma and grandpa in Connecticut. Naturally Kimmy and I stopped at Dunkin' Donuts before we made the 2 hour trek to Bloomfield. Kim got her usual iced coffee but we weren't able to get Jackie his usual "special, special" of chocolate munchkins. Instead we got Jackie a strawberry frosted donut. MJ and I split a bagel as we bounced down the highway. Shortly after we got on the highway, Jackie yelled across the car to MJ, "Here you go, MJ. You can have some." Naturally, Kim and I were happy to hear that Jackie was sharing. We praised him for thinking about his little sister. She was stuck eating an everything bagel while he was eating a delicious strawberry frosted donut loading with sprinkles. Kim turned around to help Jackie pass his donut from one car seat to the other. Although I don't have a picture to show what Jackie passed to her, it won't be hard to paint the picture clearly. Imagine a 2 year old ate all of the pink frosting off and left behind drool and plain donut behind. Leftovers to a second child is pretty much par for the course. MJ, be ready for even more of them.
