Petting Zoo

Today we went to a petting zoo and saw lots of different animals:  bobcats, beavers, owls, snakes, rabbits, goats, and even some bears and mountain lions.  We had a great time even though it was kind of hot and some of the animals were kind of stinky.

Scarlett:  "Holy smokes, look at that BIIIIG kitty cat!!"
Sadie:  "Those paws are HUGE!"
Serena: "Um....I'll bet he thinks we're snacks or something...."

Scarlett:  "Hey, wait!  Come back!"
Sadie:  "He's leaving!!"
Serena: "Where you going, kitty cat??"
David:  "Must....hold....still....don't...move....a muscle....just blend in."

David: "Well he must have got the girls....they were just too loud......you know nature weeds out the weak and the foolish.  Darwinism here....survival of the fittest."

"Rabbit!!!!  So soft and cuddly!!"

David:  "Hey, wait, I'm cuddly too!"

David: "Right, Mommy?"

Sadie: "No climbing on the table, goat!!"

Scarlett:  "Mommy, white goat!  He's friendly!  He's not ba-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-d!!"

Serena:  "The goat left, Mommy.  Was it something I said?  Is it halitosis?"

Rose Garden

Serena

Scarlett

Sadie

 

 

David and Mommy

Night at the Museum

Today we went to the museum and we saw...DINOSAURS!!  And *lots* of them.  They were full of sharp claws and gnashing teeth, it was SCARY!!!  Little girls like us would just be a snack, you know?

Sadie:  "Holy smokes, it's a T-REX!"
Scarlett:  "I can't even look!!!  Look at those claws!"
Serena: "Actually the tyrannosaur's forelimbs were short, stubby, and quite useless.  A curious evolutionary adaptation which still baffles scientists to this day.

There was another Triceratops and an Apatosaurus.
Serena:  "Formally known as Brontosaurus, Daddy.  It is the most famous of all the sauropods."

And then we saw three Tyrannosaurs at the same time!  There was a baby one, a juvenile, and a teenager!

Sadie:  "They definitely look hungry...they're all bones!!!"

Serena:  "Actually, they're not bones at all.  You see, when an animal or plant dies, usually the remains are eaten or decompose.  On occasion though, they get buried by mud or sediment, and in the right conditions, they harden into fossils.  The bones or original material decay, and water or other things seep into the impression left by the original material. This water and minerals continue to dissolve the original material,replacing it, and then they harden over time.  Once the fossil is formed, it’s usually heavy and feels more like a rock. It’s also colored like a rock because that’s what it really is! It just has a shape of something that was alive a long time ago, and that’s what makes it a fossil."

Scarlett: "Um...ok."

Sadie:  "NO BITING, T-REX!!!  That's NOT NICE!!"

Scarlett:  "All done!  I'm all done!  Everywhere we look there's BIG dinosaurs!!"
Sadie:  "I think if I was a dinosaur, I'd be a MEAT-eater!!"

Scarlett:  "Did you see that?!?"
Sadie:  "That one just moved!!  He's got us zeroed in!!!"
Serena:  "DON'T MOVE!  It's eyes can only detect movement....just hold perfectly still.  Remember the movie?"

David:  "Well....they got the three girls.  That should tide them over while I get outta here!"

Even outside the museum was amazing as they had the same T-Rex and Triceratops in the first picture cast in bronze.  Check it out!  They're all tooth and claw and horns!!!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter!  We had a great time....first we went to church and then we went to visit family, we had an Easter egg hunt, and then we came home at ate dinner.  Daddy had smoked a ham and we ate our veggies too!  Wow what a day!  It's hard work finding all those eggs, eating that chocolate AND your veggies, you know?

Serena:  "Skip, skip, skip to my lou, skip, skip to my lou...."

Serena:  "Tip...me over and pour me out..."

Serena:  "See, Daddy?  I can sing almost anything!"

Scarlett:  "M&M candy shell means the milk chocolate melts in your mouth..."

Scarlett:  "Not in your hands!"

Scarlett: "Sorry, Daddy, I can't smile, there's CHOCOLATE in my mouth!!!"

Sadie: "Hmmm...what should I sing?"

Sadie:  "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine....."

Sadie:  "So please don't take my sunshine away...ALL DONE!  How was that, Daddy?"

David: "Tommy Bahama meet your spokesmodel...."

David:  "And my Hagar wrinkle free khaki pants!"

David: "How did I do?  Do you think I'll get the part?"

David:  "...She's livin' La Vida Loca....she will wear you out....livin' La Vida Loca..."

David: "I'm like the Amazin' Asian Caucasian Ricky Martin!!!!"