The girls and I rode with Ron to the airport to catch his flight to Birmingham and then we were off to the Houston Zoo.
This was the policeman that greeted us as we walked through the parking lot to the entrance of the zoo. The girls were psyched. "In Texas, they have policeman on horseback!"..Rhoni
The petting zoo. This is one spoiled goat.
The girls were worried because this monkey looked "so sad". They came up with several scenarios as to why he might be sad. It was a great day and an awesome zoo! The reptile exhibit was one of the best I've seen and the girls really enjoyed watching the fruit bats eat. The girls were also mad at the pigeons that kept trying to steal the prairie dog's food. It was kind of pitiful :(
We had to hit Academy on the way home because everyone had out grown their tennis shoes (bought in March)! Then, we got started turning over the dirt in our little garden. That is going to be a job with 2 shovels and a manual cultivator:)
Tuesday --
We started off the day by heading to the library for their last summer program. A group of students from the SFA Kinseology department had about a dozen different games set-up and the girls played hard for about an hour and a half!
Tuesday night is Power Tumbling down at the Rec center from 6 to 7 p.m. The girls LOVE it! Right now they are working on front and back handsprings, roundoffs and more! After tumbling we met some friends from church at the soccer field to watch Ms. Melissa (Gavin and Avery's mom) win the championship for their league!! It was over 5 seconds too soon just as Melissa was lining up to make another goal. Oh well, no need to pile on in a shut out.
Wednesday ---
The girls were upset that they couldn't play with Trinity (their buddy across the street) after the soccer game so she came over to play! What a great day. Three little girls that play so well together. We got some errands done and posted signs for Trinity's cat.
Thursday --
Every day is an adventure and Thursday was no exception! Mr. Tony Dawson allowed us to visit his farrier business (horse shoeing). The girls had a grand time! Mr. Tony always has popsicles on hand for any "assistants" that may come by! We even went to the Expo Center to the sale, but didn't find any goats that would fit in the back seat of the Camry!
Mr. Tony even made the girls a horseshoe and treated us to some fantastic cheeseburgers.
Friday --
No pictures from Friday. Ron got home after midnight Thursday night and was then off to work Friday. The girls got to see him before he left and they were dressed and ready wanting to do some more work in their garden before it got to hot. Then as the day warmed up, we went in search of pumpkin seeds. Success!! Now to get the ground ready. Dad got home a little early and we all went to Lufkin for dinner at Chilis and a trip to target. Finally, over to Ms. Amy's to get ready for the big yard sale on Saturday. The girls cleaned out their toys, closets, dressers... it was amazing how excited they were. They even planned ahead and bought supplies for a lemonade stand.
Saturday--
The yard sale was a huge success in that nothing came home not so much in money earned!?! The girls lemonade stand was a hit and they earned over $11 (wasn't it nice of Dad to donate the supplies). Their day was full of lemonade sales, scooter riding, and Brother Brian pulled out the water slide for a test run before Family Fun Day tomorrow. Sure to be another great day!
I just wanted to let you know what all the girls have been up to and that they are not as bored as they claim to be when you call!
