Fall Break with the Zoo

Last week Laralee was on Fall Break so we headed to the zoo with our friends.  Thank goodness there was one warm day last week!  We all loved seeing the different animals.  We got soaked when a random rain cloud went over us, the kids splashed through the puddles left behind the rest of the afternoon.  It was a great adventure.

Hartwell liked the giraffes, they were all out by the fence eating.

I didn't know how ugly ostriches really are.

Laralee and Josie right before it started pouring.

This was the only animal Laralee wanted to see.  She kept saying we are going to see her friend stripes.  She was excited to have more than one friend there.

The zoo has 5 lion cubs.  

I wish I would have made a video of these monkeys.  They were hilarious, playing and fighting together.

The flamingos were gorgeous!  They are not really pink, more orangey. 

The stock that brought us Gager  :)

I don't think I've ever seen a real kangaroo.

This picture doesn't this bird justice. They were so beautiful and cool looking.

Hartwell kept calling these parrots penguins.  Their color was amazing and they were SO loud!

This strange little animal came home with us.  He's more of a monster than an animal though.

Finally Fall

We are enjoying the cooler weather that has come to Alabama.  

Between sessions of conference we took Ryan's remote control truck over to the park for a picnic and to drive it around.  The kids love it, well the older two do.  

Evidently school wore her out that day.  She laid on the dinosaur the whole 30 min we were at the park.

Hartwell made a new friend that followed him around.  She was adorable but he did not like the attention she was giving him.

goings on at the house

I put Gager down on the floor while I put away clothes and when I turned around Daisy had snuggled up next to him.  She evidently thinks he tastes good too!  He kept kicking her and she wouldn't give up.

Hartwell wants to be just like Daddy. Don't worry the cover is on the razor!  

Laralee had picture day this week.  Before her ride came we practiced smiling for her first school picture. 

My Boys

My two blue eyes

Laralee loves holder her baby brother.  Now that he's older any time I lay him down she is going right behind me and picking him up.  Sometimes he likes it, sometimes he doesn't.