Clyde and the Car Tappers

We went to Springfield, MO for the New Year to visit family and celebrate birthdays. We discovered ourselves a little treasure while we were there and if you are in the neighborhood I highly recommend it. My niece, McKenna, and I have a standing "date" to go back the next time we're in Springfield. Here are a few of the best pictures I got in our two hour tour of the Wild Animal Safari.
Keep in mind a few things.

1. These animals are actually this close to us, my camera doesn't have super zoom.



2. Emu's do bite when you feed them. I don't know if they have teeth but I will tell you Emu bites do NOT tickle.



3. They do not have goats at this park... we like to refer to them as "car tappers". If you don't feed them fast enough, they will tap your car with their horns or hoofs to let you know.





Finally.... Meet Clyde.

4. When they tell you to watch for Clyde going after your food. He really will. He was eating food off the FLOOR of the car - we had half a camel IN THE CAR! I tried to hide the bag of food under my leg - - I didn't give him credit but Clyde was smarter than me and went after that too. He got a little nibble on my thigh!



Though, rude as he was, Clyde *made* the trip, who ever thought you could feed a camel in the middle of Missouri?

Slacker!

I have to apologize to my faithful readers, and thank them for sticking around as I have slacked off this past month! I know you still check on me because I have been told to "get on it, woman!" So here I am, I'm back and I will tell you, I have several updates for you in the coming weeks. I have everything from photographs to projects and I know you will enjoy them. Right now I will share with you a combination of both.

Every year for the past three years, I have put together calendars for our families for the holiday. Every year everyone anxiously awaits the calendars and every year they love them more than the last (that's what they tell me anyway!). I joked with my side this year as it keeps getting harder. We are up to SIX grandkids on my side with number SEVEN coming in March! Pretty soon each kid is going to get his or her own month in the annual calendar! Here are four of the months I have chosen to share.