Animal Park Adventure

My parents and my sister came to Houston to visit and we decided to go to an animal park not too far from our house. It was so great! We were all freezing, but we still had a blast. Aren't Matt & Talia SO cute!? They look so much alike, it's so fun!

OK, so this Ostrich was possessed or something. It came up to me and went crazy on the bucket of food. I thought, "Man, if I'm going to have any food left, I better put it in the center of the tram." Nope. The ostrich just stretched his neck and gobbled up the rest. I was sitting on the edge, but he reached 3 people in to get the food. It was just a tad unnerving! You can see by the picture that the food was just FLYING into his mouth, he was eating so fast!

Aeron was enthralled by all the animals! He just couldn't stop cooing at them, and when he would take a breath, he got this funny scowl on his face. It was pretty funny to watch.

Seriously up close & personal. These animals were HUGE! You can only see a small portion of their horns. All the other animals in the park would give these a wide berth and so we were a little nervous at first. But once the food was there, they didn't mind at all to be touched. It was pretty amazing.

Here's part of the gang. That's Brandon's family in the front. Matt & our kids were in the back of the tram and so we got all the stragglers.

Here are Aeron & I at the petting area. He was completely transfixed. It was so neat to see him experiencing this. Everything is always so new & wonderful through his eyes.

New Furniture

Here're the bookshelves we got. They are a really pretty cherry color. I think that after I hang some curtains and organize all the stuff on the shelves a little better, I'll be about done with this room. I was originally going to paint the room a nice warm brown, but now, I'm not so sure. Maybe I just need to go to Home Depot to find that oh-so-perfect color?? Sounds fun to me!

Here's the bed and two nightstands. I was so excited to show them off that I didn't even finish putting on the knobs. I'm such a dork!

& Here's our new dresser. Matt & I are still marveling that after 8 years of marriage, we FINALLY have bedroom furniture that are actually made of wood & not particle board! YEAH!!!

Merry Christmas to Me!

So, I was looking back and remembering what I used to get excited about when I was a kid. Things like: My new bike, Barbie dolls were a big hit with me, a pretty dress or fun outfit was always a good thing, and when I got my ears pierced I thought that I had flown over the moon. OK, so I still get excited when I get a new outfit, but I thought it was funny that now I'm excited about a Washer and Dryer or something equally boring to any 6 yr old. I guess now that I'm an OLD woman, I'm entitled to be wierd. :) My point? Yesterday I got a new bedroom set and 2 bookshelves for the den & I can't stop looking at & touching them. Am I insane or do I just need to get out more? It's like Christmas all over again & I LOVE IT!