We drove all day to get there; through Louisiana (which Sunshine thinks is the most beautiful state she has ever been through), across the Mississippi River (which impressed the children tremendously!) and made it to our destination 11 1/2 hours after we began. We had planned to do the trip in two days but with an early start, two drivers and no room at the inn thanks to local college graduations, we pressed on. After we crashed at my in-laws house, we met the Sisters for breakfast the next morning and then headed out with our Sister to the Birmingham Zoo.
We didn't get to see all of the attractions, but I have to say that I was very impressed with what we did see. Lots of opportunities to interact and little stations set up along the way manned by volunteers who offered extra information about the animals or their habitats. Anyone vacationing in Birmingham should consider a trip to this zoo!
As one of my BIL's said," Look! A Sister in her natural habit."
There was a chalk wall in the kangaroo section that let you trace aboriginal drawings. Sister decided to have a little fun with her big brother instead!
I loved this picture of Sister and the kids in their hats peering over the wall at this monster below:
This little guy kept peeking up at us from the bird pond. I couldn't help thinking "
Who's here to see who, at the zoo?"
Signing Time fans know what I mean!
The butterfly encounter was a big hit... as you
can imagine!
BigBoy isn't usually too fond of the potentially louder animals like this Bengal Tiger but he was willing to go just about anywhere his supercool uncles wanted to take him.
A little hero worship never hurt anybody!
And we saw chipmunks everywhere! Even right here mingling with the giraffes. We don't see these guys here in Texas and the children thought they were adorable!
Camels however are not very adorable!
But this is...
More tomorrow!
As one of my BIL's said," Look! A Sister in her natural habit."
There was a chalk wall in the kangaroo section that let you trace aboriginal drawings. Sister decided to have a little fun with her big brother instead!
I loved this picture of Sister and the kids in their hats peering over the wall at this monster below:
This little guy kept peeking up at us from the bird pond. I couldn't help thinking "Who's here to see who, at the zoo?" Signing Time fans know what I mean!
BigBoy isn't usually too fond of the potentially louder animals like this Bengal Tiger but he was willing to go just about anywhere his supercool uncles wanted to take him.
A little hero worship never hurt anybody!
And we saw chipmunks everywhere! Even right here mingling with the giraffes. We don't see these guys here in Texas and the children thought they were adorable!
Camels however are not very adorable!
More tomorrow!
Thank you to all who noticed our absence and who worried enough to check on us! I didn't want to post about it beforehand, but now I can tell you that we took a little trip to Alabama and have now returned (sans banjos). I have some beautiful pictures to share with you from the Birmingham Zoo, the Casa Maria Retreat Center and the Mississippi Petrified Forest (so glad spell checker counts those s's for me!).
... I freely admit... he has all the cookie making talent I lack. I think it is from all the experience he gained eating homemade cookies as a child!
AND... freshly laundered deep purple bathmats plus the added bonus of some dingy, old, white kitchen towels now in a new, lovely shade of violet! Thank you sweetie! You bring so much color to my life!
