Mateo loves learning. He asks plenty of questions about animals, plants, and the weather. We watch all the animal and planet shows together!
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Receive Text UpdatesMateo loves the animals. He likes watching how they survive. How animals get and catch food. Watching animals be silly and dance to find a mate. He enjoys the beauty of the forest with all plants and animals. He likes the huge red wood trees. The pretty flowers. The beauty of the crystal blue oceans with all the colorful fish. He enjoys watching the plants in our garden grow and learning about how bees help the plants by pollinating.
Black panthers and Cheetahs. Because they are black and have a shiny coat. Mateo likes the pads on the bottom of their feet. He likes that they are big cats. He like that Cheetahs because they are really fast.
Swimming. Mateo loves to be in the water. He also enjoys hiking and looking for animals in the forest whenever he can't be in the water.
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