
So, we have been very busy lately. We have been spending lots of time with Joe's sister, our brother-in-law, niece, and nephew (and of course Joe's parents, too)! They were in town for the week.. so there was lots of quality time together! Between playing Frisbee, picking peas, catching lightening bugs, grilling, the zoo, playing Wii, bubbles, and so much more... we had tons of fun!


We went to a so-called zoo on Saturday.. that is in the country not too far from Joe's parents' house. It was called "Heaven's Corner". They had all sorts of animals - porcupines, a Bengal tiger, a white tiger, black panther, bobcat, wild boars, lynx, crocs, wolves, all kinds of snakes, leopard, mountain lion, bear, turtles, etc. We really enjoyed the white Siberian tiger (it was hilarious - the tiger would not come out due to not liking the stroller, as soon as we hid the stroller - the tiger came out). The best part about the trip to the "zoo" was the fact that a guy gave us an unexpected tour and told us all about the animals and let us ask questions... and the best part... I got to hold a snake!!!! Here are some pictures from the "zoo".
Uncle Joe with Luci and me pointing at a python... I did touch it through the grate...
Leopard and tiger... it was so neat how close you could get to the animals.. as you could probably notice. There were only 2 fences in between... which was neat and a bit scary at the same time. The guide even got us some pictures without the fence (he was able to get between the first and second fence and then took our cameras and took pictures)!
Curtis (brother-in-law), Michelle (Joe's sister), Toby (he's 2), and Luci (6 months) all went back to North Carolina today. We were very sad.. and it feels quiet around here. We had such a great time with them and Joe's parents! Hope you all have a great 4th of July!