"Talk low, talk slow and don't talk too much." John Wayne

May 24th- Duke's first trip to the National Zoo was with myself and his Uncle Charlie. Charlie knows the zoo inside and out and all there is to know about the animals so he was the perfect tour guide. We had a very lively animal day with the Orangatangs on the trail (which Duke thought was unreal and was glued to watching them), the lions were playing, the gorillas where out and about and the crocodile was outside snarling and pacing.  We managed the day with no sunburns, which I was sure was going to happen, but thank goodness for SPF75.

John Wayne Trivia-His nickname of "The Duke", was picked from his favorite horse, that he personally named Duke. He rode Duke, during the filming of Western movies, while acting, in his earlier years.

May 10th- Duke has a few loves and they are highlights of the joyful child he is. First off Duke will wake up from a dead sleep if he hears music. He loves drums and guitar and those are some of his favorite toys. He rocks out to music whenever he hears it and wiggles around when sitting. He's starting to get into cars and is making a vroom vroom noise. He recognizes how to play with them without throwing them. Which is a great relief. I will say Duke's newest habit of unloading the toy basket...that's getting old. I liked it when it ws fun for him to pu things into the basket.