Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Pine Mountain Safari

This is the nasty car we rented! But we were so glad taht we didn't take our own car! The rust is probably from all of the animal saliva that gets on it! I was wet with drool when we got out! See all of the animals surrounding the car in front of us!
Crazy huh!
Robby feeding a llama... not too brave though, look at the window, it is barely cracked!!
This was AWESOME! We rented a car and drove through a Safari! We got to feed Zebra, Giraffe, Ostrich, Emu, Llama, Buffalo, Moose, and a lot of other animals! They actually came up to the car and stuck their heads into the windows. We all laughed and squealed! It was so exciting and fun and kind of scary! We saw a "moose" (Jack called everything a moose) climb on top of some one's car! The Giraffe licked my arm and the buffalo smelled so bad that Clara started to cry! After that Clara and I sat in the front of the car with the window rolled up and Johnny climbed into the back with Tara and Jack! I think Jack had more fun handing us the food to give to the animals than actually feeding the animals himself! There was also a Zoo-like part of the park that had a real liger!!! I didn't really think they existed, but they do! It was really cool looking. Unfortunately my camera died soon after we started driving, so I don't have that many pics, but Tara took tons and said she would give them to me. I will post more when I get them!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Callaway Gardens

This is not a bad family picture! Family pics in front of our cabin!
This was a human sundial that actually worked! Johnny is demonstrating!
Callaway Gardens was so much fun! Clara and Jack liked to rest on the benches and swings! This was near the end of the morning!
I love this, Jack is showing off to Clara by holding a stick in his toes! See how he is holding his foot up with a very pleased look on his face! I love the look that Clara is giving him!
We are in the Children's Maze!
Getting lost in the maze together!
This was one of my favorite things!
Feeding the fish was fun!
I never knew that this was how pineapples grow! Pretty cool huh? Apparently you can just cut the top off of a pineapple and plant it and it will grow a new one!
Clara was so excited to see these baby bananas! She was a little mad that she couldn't pick them and make a banana family!

Riding Bikes!

Clara loved this! During our trip to Callaway Gardens with Tara, Johnny, and Jack, we rented bikes to ride through the park! It was really fun! Clara and Jack had a great time. Clara really loved poking daddy in the back while he was driving!

Butterfly House!!!

Clara was so happy in the butterfly house at Callaway Gardens! We went on a trip with Johnny, Tara, and Jack Jack for four days last week and this was definitely Clara's favorite thing we did! These feeding trays were her favorite! She would them and "lightly tap" the plate so that all of the butterflies would fly off!
In this picture she was talking to the butterfly!! She kept saying, " Hey, what's your name"!!
Tara, Jack, Clara, and me!
Me and Clara ( notice how she will not take her eyes off of the butterflies)
Here she is holding really still hoping that one will land on her!
she talked to this one for a while!
One had just landed on her knee and "kissed" it! See how happy she is!
This part was really cool, the butterflies were in different stages of development behind this glass! There were cocoons and everything! Clara loved it!

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Oh, zoo, how we love you!

Clara and I love the zoo. We go at least once a week or so! She loves the animals (especially the concrete ones!) and she loves the water part. My little Ballerina!
I love this picture!
These are "Clara's lambies" ( I know they are goats) ! They always stick their heads through the gate and say "baaaaaa" when she walks up and she loves it! She is so sad that the petting part hasn't been open lately.
This one is her favorite, she actually sits there and talks to him! He has some sort of tumor on the left side of his face...
Lion Clara!
Aubie!
She kept saying, "War Eagle for Poppie"! We walked to DQ with Robby on Sunday and she got really excited because they were playing "the game" on their big TV! "The game" is now what she calls any football game on TV. I guess because on Saturday we kept telling her that we were going to Mumzy and Poppie's to watch the game! Anyways, the people in DQ thought it was hilarious that she was clapping and watching a football game! It probably helped that she was still wearing her Auburn cheer leading uniform from the night before! I literally had to peel it off of her when she fell asleep on Sunday!

Sunday, September 19, 2010

WAR EAGLE!!!

Clara and "my Poppie".... they are best friends!
Me, Clara and my mother. Clara, kitty, and her "Mumpsy".
This is actually a pretty bad picture of all 3 of us, but it was the best of the group and i had to show the family in their Auburn colors!
Sooo cute!
We went to my parents house last night to watch the Auburn game! My mom cooked some great food and we all wore our Auburn colors! Clara has an adorable Auburn Cheerleader outfit that she was very proud of! She yelled WARRRRR EAGLE! (about 100 times) in the car on the way over there, thankfully it is only about a 3 minute trip!

Lets Dance!

Showing off her boots that she put on by herself! It only took her about 15 minutes! Putting on her boots!
Marching!
Clara loves to dance. Lately, she has been "dressing fun" for her "shows"! She picks out her own outfits and her shoes ALWAYS have to match! It is precious! We have a really good time!

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Audra's Birthday

Happy Birthday Audra Claire!
This is Audra with her beautiful cake from Edger's Bakery that got tuned upside down by accident!
"Mima" me and Clara! (I wanted to post this picture to show what a growth spurt Clara has had!) Clara LOVES to play with the Bailey's!
Swimming!
So Brave!
And this is why we are buying Tara and Johnny a new Puddle Jumper and why her pink suit turned brownish! She loved playing in the water and swimming "by herself"! (Side note: Shout fixed the suit, shout is the greatest stuff ever!!!)
We met the Austin's at the Lake for Audra Claire's 16th Birthday on Saturday. Clara loves lakes, so she was really excited! Sadly, a storm blew in right after we got there, so we all moved to the Austin's house for dinner. It was still really fun! Happy Birthday Audra!