A busy week!

Emily LOVES her Red Solo Cup.....Makes me wanna sing....

Baby Bears can climb fast up them there trees!

Mama and baby frolicking in the forest!

Mr. Peacock returns 3 weeks later....Now where do you think you have been Mister?

"Please Daddy, make her stop poking me!"

Daddy's Little Girl! How sweet is that!

Let the party begin!

Is that a smile I see...or just gas?

THERE THERE Little one....Majo's got ya!

Wow...just when you think you have seen it all!

We are adding additional creatures to Sherwood Forest! This is a first....a dad gum peacock! Remind me again why we went to Africa!

Another Easter....another hunt....

Gotta love hunting for eggs!

Emily Jo...I love you so!

Out of Africa!

Joe and I are back in the good ol’ USA! Africa was so amazing, wonderful, wild, crazy, & we loved every minute of it. Except for the 89 hour trip home. Man, that is a fur piece away for sure!

Our tent living conditions were awesome! Five Star all the way! Nothing but the best for us! We had to make sure to zip it up tight to keep the monkeys out of our room. And you don’t want monkeys jumping on your bed. I was doing enough of that myself!

The game excursions were nothing short of exciting, adventurous, and way too much fun. We saw it all! Elephants, zebras, lions, rhinos. hippos, crocs, hyenas, water buffalos, and stuff I had no idea what we were seeing! A memorable sight was a huge croc with a baby hippo in it’s jaws....gross!

Going to see how the village people lived was enlightening....I thought they would know “YMCA”, but none of them did! Apparently these were different Village People! I danced with them....in fact, I am not sure, but I think I may have married one of ‘em! He was sure cute in his red dress. I think we would make a lovely couple, but living in a stick house covered in cow dung was a bit much for me. The women have to build the huts, and once I had to make a home repair or two, the honeymoon would be quickly over!

The hot air balloon ride was so cool! I have never done that. There are no words to describe the awesomeness of it all. And then we landed out in the middle of the plains and a champagne breakfast was prepared that was out of this world...the wild animals were just right there grazing. CRAZY!

But I will tell you Dorothy, there is no place like home and my pillow and my bed! God is so good!

Happy Happy 3rd Birthday Party!

Emily was enjoying her hat!
ChaChow had his hands full....
Wow....even Stacy slid into the action.....
Stacy.....Please girl....your mouth is as big as yo mama's!
Adam was outta control...............
The Dogs were HOT and the cake was yummy!

Laura Jo napping

One of Laura Jo's favorite things when she comes to Majo's house is to "pretend" to take naps....She loves getting the bed ready, making sure the pillow is just right, covering up with a blanket....and you see that she is so tired in this picture...Nighty Night Laura Jo!