Cypress Zoo

Our first surprise....and the kids actually did touch the peacock!
Leilah and Kole love penelope....


...but bailey...said, umm...no thanks. And absolutely would not get close to her.

The donkey really did play with us!!! The kids would run back and forth while the donkey ran with the ball and threw it up at them. Don't look at this Monti's.....I let the kids get on the railing :).


They were kind enough to let the kids feed the baby pig...

Tennessee

We arrived to Tennessee! And the first thing that needed to be done....get enough bikes to ride....


Leilah and Timmy were still best friends...



Benny was always creating something hard.

Me and the kids playing in the creek....we found a few things to look at...but mostly we just got wet---all the kids eventually slipped in the water :)
Leilah loves grandpa

Our first day in Washington

So, our first assignment was from Wes! He set all the kids to practicing music!! They had to sing a song for church.

Another practice session....it was hilarious because when I saw them practicing like this I knew what was going to happen at church....they were going to think they needed to stand on the chairs on the platform...sure enough..they all walked up to the platform and began to stand on the chairs....Wes smiled and quickly got them down.

Here is my monkey Josiah...he had to go with me everywhere. He always had to ride in my car and every time he had to leave me, he cried....it broke my heart.

Arriving to the Northwest

Our first stop was Andria's house!! Kole really enjoyed playing with his cousins he didn't know he had.

Leilah and Charlize with Grandpa

We finally arrived to Washington!!

Leilah loves her Uncle Steve




This little monkey (Josiah) hung onto me from the first day!! Whenever I was around, he wanted me to hold him. He knew I wasn't Lisha, but he called me mommy anyway--he finally had a mommy all to himself!!

Nivea loved me too!!

All the little ones together