LIONS, TIGERS, CHEETAHS, OH MY!

THE NEW 'CAT CANYON' EXHIBIT OPENED AT THE CINCINNATI ZOO AND COLTEN HAD BEEN ASKING FOREVER TO GO AND SEE THE CHEETAH RUN SO FINALLY WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE A TRIP UP TO THE ZOO. 
WE MET AUNT TAMME THERE AS WELL AS GRANDMA LEE.  IT WAS A HOT DAY!!! I THINK I LOST 20 LB. IN SWEAT AND ALL TOGETHER WE CONSUMED ABOUT 5 GALLONS OF WATER, BUT THE KIDS HAD A BLAST SEEING ALL THE ANIMALS!  HERE ARE SOME FUN PICTURES OF OUR TRIP...

 LANDON AND COLTEN POSING BY THE CHEETAH EXHIBIT

 COLTEN HAS NOW DECIDED HE WANTS TO BE A CHEETAH TRAINER WHEN HE GROWS UP!

 EXCITED FOR THE SHOW TO START.

 CRAZY BOYS!!!

 IZZY WAS MORE INTERESTED IN SEEING THE 'KITTY' BEHIND HER THAN TAKING A PICTURE!

 HER HAIR WAS SO CURLY IN THE BACK!  I HAD NEVER SEEN IT SO CURLY!  SHE HAS HER MOMMA'S GENES!

 FEEDING THE GIRAFFES...LATER AT LUNCH ALL THE KIDS WANTED ME TO FEED THEM THEIR CRACKERS WHILE THEY STUCK OUT THEIR TONGUES LIKE THE GIRAFFE!

 WE WERE SO JEALOUS OF THIS TIGER!  LAYING IN THE WATER COOLING OFF!  HOW WE ALL LONGED FOR HE POOL!

 ALL ONAH CARED ABOUT SEEING WAS THE GORILLAS

 NO WORRIES!

 OUR CREW TOOK OVER THE INSIDE OF THE ELEPHANT EXHIBIT NEAR CLOSING TIME.

 AAAHHHH!!!

 IZZY AND MOMMY ON THE TRAIN

COUSINS

Grandma & Papaw 'Donkey' Lee's

The kids got to spend a week on the farm and Matt and I got to spend a little time together kid-free.  All of us had a great time.  With our time Matt and I watched ants, got lost in the country, slept peacefully, and had a fun impromtu trip to Campbellsville.  The following pics will show what the kids got to do with their time.

 Butterflies :)

 Fourth of July we watched the fireworks in Louisville on the riverfront.  Izzy did not like them :(

 Riding horses at church of all places!  Our kids love going to church with grandma and papaw!

 Izzy found a horse on the farm that she can handle herself!

 Marie riding horses at church.  They got to meet several friends who had prayed for them for many years.  So special how God brings us all together to share in His glory!

 Grandma worked and worked with Onah and Marie all week on swimming without floaties!  By the end of the week BOTH Onah and Marie were able to swim across the pool without floaties!  So proud of them!  

 McDonald's!

 It wouldn't be a trip to the farm without a horseback ride!

 The kids love George!

 Colten found a snake and was brave enough to hold it like a true snake handler!  My brave boy!

 I love watching fireworks!

Four-wheel ride with daddy!

So Colten had made a list of all the things he wanted to do at the farm.  Some of them included: hunt frogs, hunt snakes, paddleboat, ride horses, pick blackberries, hike in the woods, eat, hunt lizards, swim, ride 4-wheeler,...and deer hunt :)  Grandma got his list all checked off...we hunted for deer w/o ammo and found none :(  Next fall he'll be ready!  Overall, they came home exhausted and had a great time.