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Through the Lords’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not.

They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness!
Lam. 3: 22 & 23

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Showing posts with label The Zoo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Zoo. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Hey, Aren’t You On The Wrong Side Of The Glass?!?!?

A funny thing happened on the way out of the zoo!
(my tired attempt at humor-so humor me & laugh!-PLUUEESE!!! "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.")



I wasn’t there…….I had taken a sleepy baby outside,
but this was the coolest experience for Ana.

I was waiting next to the hippos,
when Ana bounced down the ramp toward me, a certificate in hand.
I could tell from her shining eyes & the bounce,
that something SUPER (at least in her eyes) had happened.

Even I was surprised, though, how cool it really was!



She was asked to help feed the orangutans!!


The primates were removed,
& Ana was invited into the "inner sanctum" of the zookeepers
access rooms behind the back wall.


(you know, the rooms you are always craning your neck to see into if the door is open!!!!)






Apparently, (according to Grandmother, Granddad, & Daddy),
this was seen as a very serious job by Ana,
& I think you can tell that from the look on her face.

Anyway,…….she came away thoroughly enthralled by the experience,
& I have to say.......even I was excited she had that opportunity.



(By the way, if you're wondering what orangutans eat,
the menu was popcorn on Saturday.
Who knew?!?!?)

She needs as many special things as possible right now, my “grown-up” in a 7-year-old’s body.

How cool, that our zoo encourages that kind of thing!!!


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And, just because.........well, they're too cute!!!.......







Goodnight, all!!!
(oh, & many thanks to Grandad, who took the pics of Ana at work!!)

Monday, April 21, 2008

(Sob…..hiccup)…..“I HATE goodbyes!!!” …..(wail….sob some more)

Ana 30 seconds after her grandparents left.

Or was that 10 seconds?

Well, the wailing started before they even left, truth be told!

She comes by it honestly……

Similar situations break through my memory from my childhood goodbyes…..


(But, really, in all honesty, I STILL hate goodbyes.)

She also stated EMPHATICALLY a few minutes later that,


“First it was Uncle Brian & Aunt Rebekah.

Then it was Grammie.

Now it is Grandmother & Grandad!”

& then:

“Why can’t everyone live here?”

Immediately, the thought of how sad she was to say goodbye to our foster family (pics in this post) in Guatemala, & to her friend Kiki there, flashed across my mind.


She really has had to say a lot of goodbyes in the last few months.

And let me tell you, the sight of her sorrow,

is enough to make ANY grown woman cry.

OK, maybe not any woman, but her mama & her Grandmother’s hearts could hardly take it!

It took a good 1/2 hour of special mommy time for the tears to stop.

Do any of you have kiddos like this?

Have you dealt with this type of behavior before?

She almost makes herself sick!

Anyway, here are pics from the rest of the weekend,

just to prove how much fun we had w/ them.

(Part of the reason Ana didn’t want them to leave-we had SO MUCH FUN!!!! Love you guys!!!)




















Thanks for a GREAT weekend!!!

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Zoo Pics. Come see the animals w/ us!!!!



Ok, I have to keep this up, so I won't forget how to do it. These are pics of our trip to the zoo 2 weeks ago.



Ana on horseback again!



Playing in the water!

Dave's favorite animal!!! These hippos were super active the day we were there. Made Dave happy!!!

Tired eyes!


A few other pics, cause they're so cute!







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