Feeding the Giraffes at the OKC Zoo

While we were at the zoo

we got to feed the giraffes. Grace

was able to do it all by herself.

 Brilyn needed a boost! But - once she

was lifted up, she could feed the

giraffe all by herself, too.

 I think both girls enjoyed

helping care for the animals.

 There were no lines, so once we went

through the two plates of lettuce

I bought, Andrew bought more

so Brilyn could feed the giraffes again.

 The zoo keeper that was stationed at this

attraction told us a lot of things

about giraffes. For instance - those little

bumps on their horns are bigger and

more frequent in male giraffes than in females.

And - they make the males more attractive

to the females.

The giraffe the girls were feeding was a male.

This one is a female.... and together they have

a baby that was in the giraffe yard

behind them. It didn't come up to eat.

I wonder if maybe it's neck isn't long enough to

reach over the fence just yet?

 

AND WE WILL BE DRAWING FOR THE

HEARTS 4 HEARTS GIRL DOLL THIS EVENING!

WINNER TO BE POSTED TOMORROW!



A Very Hands-On Day At The Zoo

While Grace was here we went

to the zoo!

Brandy, Andrew, Brilyn

& Asher went, too!

It was a nice, overcast day

and rain was predicted, so the zoo

wasn't crowded at all.

Grace & Brilyn had lots of fun

and got to do a lot of

hands-on activities.

 We started out feeding the Lorikeets.

 In the past this has been a favorite exhibit

of mine because it's so hand-on and fun

for the kids. Now, the OKC Zoo

has added other features, but the Lorikeets

are still some of my favorites.

After feeding the Lorikeets, we went to the

Children's Petting Zoo.

Grace really enjoyed the goats

and I think they liked her, too!

It'll take a few days to cover all of the

hands on activities,  so look

for more on my next blog post. 

Tea Party In The Forest

 

Gracie and I went camping last week

and while we camping we

had a little tea party.

Right there in the forest!

Doesn't Grace look like a sweet

little fairy tale princess?

 

Tea Time with Brilyn!

 

 Brilyn loves a Tea Party!

She picked out a pretty dress and hat,

so I thought it might be nice to

use a special tea set.

 I filled the tea pot with Raspberry Tea

and set out treats!

 Brilyn served the treats.

She can be such a perfect little

lady when she wants to be.

We had a wonderful time!

But, Brilyn didn't drink much tea.

I think this tea set is a

little bit big for her little hands.

We'll probably go back to

the little cups next time.

Brilyn And The Fish!

 

 Brilyn asked to go fishing again!

 Sooooo..... off we went!

She struggled with her pole!

HELP!

She had a fish and it was trying to yank

that pole right out of her hands!

Poor Brilyn!

 LOOK!

Brilyn.... Brilyn.... Do you want to

see your fish?

Brilyn took one quick look at that

mean ole fish and ran away!

Heart4Hearts Doll Giveaway Reminder!

Do you have girls?

If so, I've found the perfect Christmas gift!

They're cute.... they're inexpensive....

and they're character building!

They're the

Hearts 4 Hearts Girl Dolls



Each doll has a diary you can read

 on line. Most of the diaries include

prayers and show how God

moves to answer them.

Some only contain stories about how

the girl did something to help

improve the living conditions of herself,

her family or others.

But - the stories could be used to teach

Geography. Missions. Perseverance.

Religious Differences.

(The Christmas Celebrations are different in different cultures and religions)

And MORE. Use your imagination!

PLUS - a portion of the dolls

purchase price goes to help feed, clothe

and educate girls in the country of her origin.

(through World Vision)
And the dolls are not expensive at all.

For my girls, I am choosing the dolls

whose diaries I like best.

The dolls above all mention God

and honor God in their diaries.
To enter see the original post here.

Feeding Sting Rays and Learning About Sharks

 There is a new exhibit this year at

the OKC Zoo.

 It's a Sting Ray pool.

 Children are allowed to pet the

sting rays and feed them.

 Grace loved it!

 She the sting ray grabbing a piece of

shrimp out of her hands?

She was holding the food wrong, so only

the more aggressive sting rays

would come up and eat it, so the

zoo keeper at this exhibit helped her.

 You're supposed to hold your hand flat

with the food between your fingers.

Holding the food this way allows you to

catch it should a sting ray knock it loose

and not eat it.

 And when a sting ray eats it, he just swims

by and sucks it out of your hand.

Grace wanted to touch and feed the

shark, too.... but the sharks were in the

"no touch" zone.

The zookeeper could see that Grace was

a little disappointed so she allowed

her to touch a shark egg.

If you hold the eggs up so that the light

can shine through it, you can see

that is has an embryo incubating

inside of it.

 Grace thought that was pretty cool.

She didn't think too many people have

had the chance to hold and touch

a shark egg.

Here is the egg's Momma!

 

And - I'll post more on the zoo tomorrow.

Grace's favorite exhibit is

coming up!



Our Little Drummer Boy!

Asher is such a good baby!

Just look at him!

He's doing just what we've asked him

to do, although from the look

on his face, I think he thinks it's

kind of silly!

Hopefully, he'll love this

picture someday!

Weeee.....Weeeee..... Look at ME!

 Brilyn is getting to be such a BIG GIRL!

 Just look at her!

She's so happy and carefree!

And those slides are REALLY BIG!

Even though they don't look big in the photos.

It's amazing how much she can do

ALL BY HERSELF!



Brilyn at Chuck E. Cheese's

 Brilyn stayed with me one day

while her Momma and Asher

went to work with her Daddy.

So.... we went to Chuck E. Cheese's.

 She played LOTS of games and

won LOTS of tickets. But this push up

was her really BIG WIN!

It was hilarious!

She wanted a push up and showed me

the machine, so I put the money in

we pushed a couple of buttons and

a robotic arm picked up her push up

and dropped it into the slot for us

to reach in and grab.

Then Brilyn shouted,

"I WON! I WON! YAY! I WON!"

(Now I know I'm a winner anytime I get something from a vending machine. LOL)

 She can now count her own tickets

with this machine!

 And she can give Chuck E. Cheese

a handshake.

(a few weeks ago this was too much.... but then, if I saw a rat 5 times my

size I'd probably be afraid, too)

And she can shop!

She chose a cute little Webkins Pet Carrier

for a prize because she loves

pretty purses!

We had lots of fun and I'd

sure we'll be going back for more!

Brilyn Shares A Recipe

Brilyn has a recipe to share today!

It's COOKED MARSHMALLOWS!

(AKA Roasted Marshmallows)

First - you stick a marshmallow

on the end of a stick.

A green stick works best.

 Then - you hold your marshmallow

over and open fire!

Cook it until it's just right!

Then eat it!

Yum! Yum!

She's so cute giving these instructions

in person! She knows all

about cooking marshmallows!

Asher

So..... I'm sure you were

wondering what Asher was

up to while Brilyn was fishing.

He was snoozing!

Yep.... he was! He was right out

there with us soaking up

some good old vitamin D.

Now.... we might be able to make

a fisherman out of him!

Brilyn Goes Fishing!

 

 Brilyn has been asking to

go fishing,

so we went.

I'm not so sure she knew

what to think about those worms!

She wasn't about to touch one.

 

But she did hold her

little fish!

She held on to him so we

could get a picture.

And then he moved!

And when he did it scared her,

so she threw the poor little thing.

I'm not so sure we're going

to make a fisherman out

of this kid!

Nope.... it might not be her thing.

She'd much rather go shopping!