Animals Part 2 - Happy Birthday!

Kevin & I have b-days 2 days apart, so we decided to celebrate with the kids last week. Kevin took a day off work & we went to the Okaloma Aquarium. We were able to see animals up close, touch many different types of animals. And walk under the shark tank. What fun. The kids loved it!! We had a great day together.
We were able to touch these starfish. COOL!

At the shrimp tank, you could gently put your hand in and allow the shrimp to swim onto your hand. It was GREAT!!!

Rock Fish...Can you see them? 2 different kinds

I can't remember what these were called, but they swam up & down, vertically - it was crazy to watch them....they looked like bobbers...we had never seen anything like it.

HUGE turtle...really HUGE!

The aquarium has a really neat shark tank that you can walk under & see all the sharks. The kids thought this was absolutely wonderful. To be so close, to see their teeth & huge bodies was really amazing. There were probably 20+ sharks in this HUGE tank.

Isn't this fish cool....We thought it was so different from anything we'd ever seen.

Pot-Bellied Seahorses

Zebra type fish...very cool!

A real sea anemone...looks like a pink sweater. These were beautiful.

A jellyfish...this was super cool!

If you ever travel in South Tulsa or live near by, we highly recommend this stop!

It is well worth it!

Animals Everywhere...Part 1

Isabelle did officially have to get a cast. She does have a buckle fracture. The doctor said it could break all the way through very easily...so a cast for at least 4 weeks! YUCK! What a bummer way to start summer.

So, we filled the end of May & the month of June with some amazing animal field trips (all our adventures included shaded or indoor activities - no water/pools involved)....we went to a safari zoo that was very up close & personal. It was amazing. The kids got to hold a Burmese Python. It was huge - but very friendly they assured us! The snake was as long as putting the 2 kids end to end. It was enormous! This not so friendly black bear, was very quiet while we viewed her but she did not like the trainer that was giving us the tour. She had her eye on him.

Can you see his spots? This was a black jaguar, I think. I just remember the guide saying that it had spots, but I couldn't see them anywhere...until I got home & looked at my pictures.

A 5 yr. old timberwolf...


A great grizzly...again, these pics are not zoomed in. We were very close to each animal. It was truly amazing.

These white tigers were beautiful. We had never seen a white tiger, so this was a real treat. This tiger had 3 baby tiger cubs - well babies that were quite large.
After our trip to the zoo...dad went turkey hunting...only 2 days left in the season, he saw so many turkeys and had a fun morning. We are so proud of our dad!


After dad's hunt we headed to a local festival, where the kids had so many fun activities...

Petting zoo...the kids do miss their chickens, but mom is NOT ready have more children in the form of baby chicks at this point!

My very own construction crew...