day 8: I live in a zoo

although technically not a 'live' zoo...but if it were possible, Elizabeth would be all over it. She loves loves loves stuffed animals. It is a revolving door of stuffed animals at our house. She would rather walk through the thrift store isles of old, nasty stuffed animals that people probably buy for their dogs than shop anywhere else. Probably, if she paid close enough attention, she would see that 1/3 of them were probably sneaked out and donated by the Smith family.  She plays school with them, dance class with them, daycare with them, and lots of dramatic scenes enfold.  Here she is with the current collection:

 And here is a shot of 'naptime' at Smith's Child/Animal Development Center.....

I will say...I can tolerate these better than some ridiculously inappropriate dolls/toys I see on the girl isles of Target/Walmart: take these gems for example
http://www.target.com/p/Bratz-All-Glammed-Up-Cloe/-/A-13321827
http://www.target.com/p/Monster-High-Spectra-Vondergeist/-/A-13668406#?lnk=sc_qi_detaillink

....I'm good with stuffed animals.