Progress at last

The hole is being dug!

The Hoogle Zoo

First we went to the playground. Sean is on the slide; Ryan is waiting to climb.

Alex practicing his 'spidey-sense'.

Alex on the snake slide.

Sean on the rope extension bridge.

Sean practicing his crawling as a turtle.

Ryan in the snake slide.

Andrew in the snake slide.

Sean on the snake slide.

Alex and Andrew checking out the marshlands.

Ryan and Andrew checking out the turkeys.

Sean found a better way to get a look at the turkeys.

The white NOT albino alligator. This guy has no pigment in his skin, but does have pigment in his eyes.

Andy and the dog.

Alex's picture of the penguins. As we were walking down to them, a little boy said, "Mommy, everybody likes penguins." My kids have said the same thing many times.

Andrew measuring up to the gorilla.

Alex measuring up.

Andrew and Alex on the train ride.

Ryan really liked the amazing floationg water ball.

Ryan and Sean enjoying the water ball.

Discovery Gardens

Sean and Ryan hanging out at the gardens. It was impossible to get anymore pictures. One mother watching four boys, there was just no way to take any more shots.

Children's Treehouse Musuem

Sean, Ryan, Alex, and Andrew playing fireman!

Sean and Ryan running the engine.

Andrew, Sean, Alex, and Ryan at the TREE of the Treehouse Museum.

Ryan playing teacher in the classroom.

Andrew solving a puzzle in the jungle area.

Sean carrying a baby around in the hospital nursery room.

Sean and Ryan making dinner at grandma's kitchen.

Ryan took carrying for the baby very seriously. First he put the baby in a crib all alone.

Then he put him in the crib with this other baby. Maybe that felt more right to Ry Guy.

Sean playing in the ute section.

Alex trying his luck with the Excalibur.

King Mark found his throne.

Andrew created his crest.

Sean wanted to color his letters.

Ryan, Sean, and Mark building in the Lewis and Clark section.

Alex found himself at home in the oval office.

Very presidential.

Alex playing an instrument.

Andy built with help a beehive.

50 cents or 2 for a dollar -- winning theory!

Ryan played conductor in the train station.

Tattoo fun

Andy

Alex

Ry Guy

Sean

Kathryn

The twix at Alex's baseball game

Sean and Ryan having a snack.

Visiting Tracy Aviary

Alex and Andrew jumping on logs.

The bald eagles.

There was a show-off roaming around.

See what I mean.