Thursday, September 29, 2011

2 times in 1 week!

 Still a favorite...
 This little guy was too cute the way he had to spread his front legs in order to get low enough to the ground to munch on grass.
 checking out the cheetahs
 

 "She said hi to me!"
 Noooo, it's not a monkey.  It an Avery!
 Dolphin show front and center.
 Someone wasn't very happy that she couldn't get in the water to swim with the dolphins.  Mommy made the mistake in telling Avery about Aunt Ashley and Mommy swimming with dolphins. 
 Avery couldn't comprehend why she couldn't hug this guy.  Guess it is hard for a little one to understand when she has a room full of stuffed teddy bears that she hugs all the time why she can't hug a live one.
 She overcame her fear!!!!  She was back to liking the walrus and no longer afraid of the plastic statue!
 
 Since we have season passes to the Indy Zoo and we were right next door with the ALS Walk, we decided to spend a couple hours checking out the animals. The Indy Zoo is great but it was tough to follow all the hands on exhibits at the FW Children's Zoo in the same week. 

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Amazing!

 Daddy's Little Helpers dusted off their walking shoes yet again.....
 Avery was quite intrigued by all the little dogs that were dressed up in clothes...what's up with that??
 The crowd gearing up for the walk
 Our littlest team member :)
 

 So many people!!!
 People are actually already walking across the bridge.....
 And the line goes all the way back to the park where people haven't even taken off yet. Such a great crowd!
 At the end...a bouncy reward :)
 Pumpkin got tired of riding and wanted to "walk" too :)
We are going to find a cure for ALS!!!!  The steps are moving in the right directions and the research has been promising.  Thank you all for your continued support.  It means so much to us each year to participate in this event.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Special Day

 Mommy and the kids enjoyed a beautiful fall day at the FW Children's Zoo.  Though it was a spontaneous trip we had a great time!  We will definitely need to head back as we were short on time and didn't get to see everything.
 Acting like a monkey.
 The sea lions put on quite a show for the spectators.
 Wee-man enjoyed watching the seals swim too.
 Avery was cracking up watching the seals play with one another in the water.
 This little guy was also very entertaining....
 He was very interested in Avery too.  Avery chose an otter stuffed toy at the end of the day after this little guy teasing and playing with her.  They are quite playful creatures.
 Peacocks walk around the grounds at will....Avery liked having the different birds coming up to her.
 "Alligator Purse"....we did get some weird looks as we were singing the Alligator Purse nursery rhyme.
 Wide awake taking in all the sounds, sights and smells!
 Avery thought the penguins were cute.  She didn't understand why they weren't swimming though.  They were all huddled up in the shade in the grass. 
 Only thing better to this kid than a John Deere is a train. 
 This wild child was having a ball.  She loves playing with other kids...especially on a little train!
 Big Sis held on tight to brother while he enjoyed his first train ride.
 Taking in all the sights...
 While Avery was feeding this cute lil guy and mommy was busy taking pics of him, a goose came up behind Avery and attacked her from behind wanting the treats.  She screamed "Nooo Noooo, not bite!!!  It bit me! Bad birwd!!!".  Good thing it was her and not mommy....mommy does NOT like geese of any kind!
 Braylin was happy to be out in the fresh air and liked watching sis laughing & giggling all day.
 Avery did much better with the statue's at the FW Zoo than she does at the Indy Zoo.
 This guy is real...and he is WAY BIG!!!
 Avery loves horses and ponies....hmmmm,wonder where she might get that from???
 Meet Sandy and her baby Chester.  Sandy brought back so many childhood memories for mommy.  She so resembled mommy and Aunt Ashley's palomino pony, Ponch. 
 If the zoo would have let us leave with one animal....this girl would have been coming home to the Haselby Farm for sure!  Avery loved her and had to give her a kiss goodbye.
 Another hit,yet again, the goats.  Especially when they "talked" to Avery!
 Double Trouble....this might be the next addition to H4 Farms.  Goats are too much fun!!!
 Goofing around...
 "RARRRRRR!!!!"...the egg hatched an Avery!
 She gave the orangutan a fist bump and said "whaz up"
 She thought this was pretty funny to be sitting on his lap.
 So the only tears shed...can't say I blame her.  An elephant skeleton is pretty scary looking!
 The size of these things was ridiculous!!!!  And doesn't he look like Harry from Harry and the Hendersons?
 "WHOOOAAAA"
 Checking out the jungle...
 The kiddies rode the carousal too :)
 The wallaby's and kangaroos were so darn cute.  Avery really wanted to hug one....
 They had a really cool "Kangaroo Walk" that the kangaroos were just out loose and you walked along a path and saw them in their environment.  They could come up to you if they like and you had to watch out for them crossing the path.  It was pretty cool.
 Mommy and Aunt Ashley have a similar picture when they were little in this same kangaroo.
 We all went on a log ride through the Australian Outback.
 Braylin was very relaxed listening to the sound of the moving water.
 Another look at monkey island before we head out....
 "Tada!  I did it..take a picture pease!!!!"
Time to go home...the natives are getting very restless!!!!  All in all, we had a very good day.  We are trying to make the most of the remaining days of mommy's maternity leave and this was a great day doing just that.  A perfect day for mommy and her kiddos.