A Father's Day

Just a few of the reasons I love him as a father . . .

Prep Course

They're taking Columbus by storm.

Fascinating Camels

Here are Great Grandpa & Grandma Holton when they rode camels in Egypt. (1982) I just know they are tickled that 32 years later their great grandchildren are enjoying a similar experience.

Zane: "Why is that guy walking them? Why is he dressed like that?"

Mom: "They're not at the zoo. They are in a land where camels walk around town. And that is how people dress in that land."

Zane: "Are we going to go there tomorrow? Tomorrow evening, huh? I want to go there tomorrow."

Vanessa rode Lippy.

Daddy and Zane rode Mr. Bigs.

They all agreed that it was a bumpy ride. Great Grandma and Grandpa must have been extra brave to ride the camels without the metal harness.

Why do some camels have one hump and others have two humps? The camels at the zoo have one hump. Check out the answer here.

And what's up with a camel's knees? Check out this guy's observations here.

*Photo credits to Great Aunt Julia and Grandma. Great Grandpa Bill did an amazing job capturing photos of so much. We're thankful we can connect to them through those.

How appropriate to visit Africa and ride camels before a trip to Mt. Kilimanjaro at NW's VBS . . .

So Literal

Mom: "Zane. Please go try and potty before we leave."

Zane: "Mom, I did try."

Mom: "Zane, go sit on the potty and count one to ten and then I will know you tried."

I heard Zane count "One, two, ten."

Mom: "Zane, count each number to ten. Start over."

Zane: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. . . . Hey, Mom? I guess I did need to pee!"

Ss

After Zane graciously declined, Vanessa was eager to hold the snake. However, she declined snakey kisses.

Vanessa woke this morning on a mission. She decided that Skar's b-day will not be near hers and that actually it's today. She decorated his tank and she and Zane sang Happy Birthday to him all day. We're to have a party this weekend. I'd invite you but I'm not sure when we're to squeeze it in. :-)