Pictures-Zoo Part 2

So you all know by now I am ADDICTED to my camera and I take SCADS of pictures....I don't want to forget any one second, minute, moment of life.....especially now that we got monkies that are changing every day and don't stay young forever!!!!

Sooooo...........this top picture is us all piled in ready to head for the zoo (we always borrow our great aunts' van and this year we had some extras so we took our van too (my new van!!!!!)

Our poor kids are not used to getting up early (usually) Little Miss took a short nap on the way.

Gabe used to suck his thumb constantly as a baby....thankfully the only time he does it now is when he has his beloved monkey. He came along so we could hava peaceful ride ;)

We love to eat when we get together so we hit a big breakfast buffett at Golden Corral and let me tell ya, you know when it's got a good breakfast buffett when they put the dessert buffett out too in the morning!!!!!!!!!! Yeeeeehaaaaa!!!!! I got my favorite bread pudding ever!!!!

Ellie wanted nothing to do with the food.....crazy girl!

Jacob brought along his little sidekick, Evan who is also a VERY YOUNG bull rider and we have also adopted him into our family too ;) A family came up while we were taking this picture so they could take their little boy's pict and as he sat on the bull, he put his arm up and said he was a cowboy. I couldn't resist....I said, hey, we got a real cowboy with us!!!! You shoulda seen the women......they all peed their pants and said, what's yer name, can I get a picture and JUST STARED at Jake....it was too cute ;) He totally was not lookin lika a cowboy though was he??

The kids woulda rode this all day if we woulda let them.......

The most amazing flowers, made me think of Heaven and what flowers will be there...

My brother Joshua and his girlfriend, Nickole....

Ellie was soooooooooooo tired......

Any zoo that has a petting zoo is a GREAT zoo!!!!

Our little country girl isn't scared of a thing.....she was so fun running around the goats....

Lunch break in the rain....the guys entertained the kids by playing football in the parking lot, feeding the pigeons, then throwing the soft football at them and watching them scatter......

*sigh* Great times and good fun when yer making memories with yer family ;)