I got sunshine on a cloudy day...

R.I.P. Butterfly

Butterfly was our oldest egg layer. She laid the most beautiful eggs, and was our best behaved girl! She lost her life due to a dog we were fostering. It was a horrible incident,one we wish to soon forget though we will not soon forget her! We miss her and pray she is now enjoying her place in heaven with our other past family members!

Ker Plunk

While playing Toy Story Ker Plunk these little alien dudes made a bridge. Brenden ended up winning and we had lots of fun trying to keep the bridge from breaking.
(double click picture for a close up)

Water Fun at the Zoo July 2011

It's nice to have kiddos that can take pictures, maybe you might see a few more of us together.

Heat index in Memphis was 111 on this day. Fortunately the zoo had misters, and large fans with hoses attached for cooling off. We fared well between these and the air conditioned areas. And as you can see the kids enjoyed them:)

They also have a fountain for the kids to play in. I prepared ahead of time by packing extra clothes. I wanted to get in myself! We stayed for at least a hour.

Brenden and Tayler liked to stand on the jets and make the water shoot every which way.

Joshua just loved running through them.

Tayler aslo thought gymnastics were a good idea ;)

Making a whirl pool with the water draining.

Zoo Animals Trip July 2011

Meet Bees Tayler and Joshua

Handsome Bean

Nap Time

Up close with the sleeping Panda Ya Ya.

Peek A Boo

You still watching me?

Hmm let me check it out. You got me something to eat?

Here is a close up for you. :)

Flamingo

Hanging Out

This one would go full this ball from a fountain.

Then sit down and drink from the ball several times.

So pretty!

Boy its hot out!

Maybe a mud bath will cool me off.

Toothy.

Pie caught this little lizard walking through the park.

Trapped

Well unfortunately this little rascal the kids have named Rikki has taken quite a few of our birds. So it was time for a new home! We bought a trap at Tractor Supply baited it with dog food and here you are... Trapped!

Close Up
I was surprised that though frightened this coon was never aggressive.

And here is Rikki being released at his new home Hugh White State Park.

Lowes Build and Grow Tow Truck

Lowes is one of our favorite family stops among many. During a recent visit Brenden noticed a sign for Tow Trucks at their Build and Grow Clinics coming up soon.
So we made a family outing out of it. I was so glad that Josh was able to come and help. As you can see I didn't take pictures during the project. The instructor told us that it the most difficult so far.

The kids were each given an apron, safety goggles, a project, and a patch(each one can be sewn on after each completed project) to keep. Lowes provides these for free!

http://lowesbuildandgrow.com/
This is the link for those of you interested. Clinics are held every other week. We plan to attend more in the future!