Stinky Zoo

We had another fun trip to the Yellow River Game Ranch, or Stinky Zoo as the kids call it. Above... "I wish this kid would stop slobbering all over that graham cracker! When I swipe it out of her hand I'd like it to be crispy!"


Hey Donner, have you seen Rudolph running around here?

Jackson is checking out the bear in the pen below. Two zookeepers were cleaning the pen and Jackson was relentlessly asking them all kinds of bear questions.


No, this is not the same cracker as in the first picture...


Catie is very happy to show off her buddy and future husband Isaac. I wonder what kind of dowry the Shores will pony up for her?

Abby loved running around the Stinky zoo and feeding any animal that she could chase down.

Catie's new glasses need some adjustment...

Ann and Steve before one of the two Century rides that they rode over the last few weeks. Their long training efforts are over, as the Augusta 70.3 Ironman is just over a week away!

Life is a bowl full of Jello...

Grandpa made a batch of his popular orange jello and applesauce, but he and Jackson thought it would be fun to drown a Lego man in the bowl. This is right up there with the paper bag house he lit on fire and had Jax put out with a toy fire truck!

I see a chipped tooth and a trip to the dentist in our future...

The kids love exploring in the creek behind our house with Grandpa. First, they always perform maintenance on the trail through the woods leading to the creek and then jump around in the creek looking for tiny fish and tadpoles.



A picture of Abigail so everyone does not think we always leave her out!

Ann took the kids to the Zoo while deadbeat dad went on a long run. Here is Catie with her favorite animal... aren't pigs supposed to be pink?

More pig action....

Catie found this friendly goat to her liking. Notice how the goat is smiling at her.

No, this is not another animal at the zoo! Another example of great parenting on display.

The kids have been into watching the series "Planet Earth," and it is a nice change from the cartoon Justice League! We are enjoying it too.

Try as we may, genes are impossible to fight! Catie and Jackson BOTH found out they needed glasses this week. We took them to the ritzy LensCrafters and let them pick out their glasses on their own. We tried to influence the decision but had no effect. We think they both made good selections. In a matter of minutes, we now have two four-eyed nerds!