JUNE 6th *** WHEELER FARM WITH TAYLER AND GRADY

TAYLER AND GRADY'S  MOM AND DAD WENT OUT OF TOWN FOR THE WEEKEND

WE WERE TENDING TEDDY, MIKE AND NIKI'S DOG ALSO.  TAYLER AND GRADY LOVED THAT TEDDY WAS AT OUR HOME TO PLAY WITH

WE WENT TO WHEELER FARM FOR AN ACTIVITY.  THE KIDS PLAYED AT THE PARK FIRST, THEN WE VISITED THE ANIMALS

ENTRANCE TO THE FARM

 

  RABBITS

 OLD SLEIGH WAGON

 TREE PLAYHOUSE

 THE BIRD HOUSE

 WE TOOK A RIDE ON THE WAGON

 A BARN FULL OF OLD FARM EQUIPMENT

 GOATS

 HORSES

 COWS

 LUNCH AT MC DONALD'S

 PLAYING WITH THE WATER TABLE AND SPRINKLERS

 IT WAS A GREAT DAY

 PAPA HAULING FROM THE BACK YARD OLD GRASS ETC. USING

HIS FOUR WHEELER AND TRAILER

JUNE 5TH *** ZOO WITH LOGAN AND STRIDER

CHECKING OUT THE NEW LION DRINKING FOUNTAIN

 WE VISITED THE MONKEYS AND THEN OVER TO THE ELEPHANTS

PLAYING IN THE WATER PARK FOR A FEW MINUTES

THE OTTERS WERE VERY PLAYFUL

 SEA LIONS AND SEALS

IT WAS A HOT DAY, BUT THE STATUES STAY COOL ( COLD WATER INSIDE OF THEM0

 POLAR BEARS

 THE LION STATUE

 HOGLE ZOO NOW HAS TWO FEMALE LIONS AND TWO MALE

we have not had lions for many years

 LOGAN'S FAVORITE THING AT THE ZOO WAS WATCHING THIS WOLF CARRY AROUND HIS BLOODY LUNCH

 

 INSIDE THE ATRIA UM

NEW STATUES TO THE ZOO

 

 THE NEW ZOO EXHIBITS -
AFRICAN SAVANNA
4.5 ACRE, MIXED SPECIES .  EACH ANIMAL FAMILY ARE BECOMING ACCLIMATED TO THE AREA.  THEY ARE INTRODUCING EACH OTHER A LITTLE AT A TIME.  RIGHT NOW THE OSTRICHES AND ZEBRA'S ARE GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

 

ACCLIMATING THE ANIMALS WITH EACH OTHER

THIS WILL TAKE TIME AND SEVERAL MONTHS

WAITING FOR THE TRAIN TO ARRIVE

IT IS A NEW TRAIN AT THE ZOO

TWO RECITALS *** TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS PERFORMANCES

MAY 31st

TAYLER STRONG'S DANCE RECITAL

& SYDNEY'S VOCAL RECITAL

TAYLER MARIE STRONG

TAYLERL & CARLEE

SYDNEY & HER VOCAL TEACHER

SYDNEY LEIGH RUDEL

SCANDINAVIAN DAYS PART 2

 PLAYING FRISBEE IN THE FRONT YARD OF THE OLD EPHRAIM HOME

 

 

 PREPARING FLOWERS TO GO ON THE GRAVES

EPHRAIM CEMETERY

VISITING GREAT GRANDMA AND GRANDPA CHRISTENSEN 

AND

 GRANDPA BILLS GRAVES

 GRANDMA ELLEN'S COUSINS

WHALES CEMETERY
 GRANDMA'S GRANDPARENTS

  

WHALES CEMETERY
 GRANDMA ELLEN'S MOTHER WHO DIED WHEN THE TWINS,
GRANDMA AND HER SISTER ELAINE WERE ONLY A FEW HOURS OLD