Fun packed weekend...

We had a great three day weekend. We saw relatives that we don't see on a regular basis, and then we decided to enjoy our immediate family by creating memories to go up to Camp Verde. The weather didn't stop us and we had a marvelous time. If we had decided to go to Sedona then that would have been a problem... the roads were closed there and further north, phew!

 This isn't even all of the grandkids on the Russell side. What a great looking bunch!

 Half of Terry Russell's grandkids

 Happy Birthday Gram and Reed!

 Always heard about the Montezuma Castles. Absolutely amazing and so glad to have finally seen it personally! Let's me appreciate the modern times now!

 Not too bad of a picture with this bunch...

 Madie using the same tool the Indians did when drilling a hole. She was an expert on this.

 Madie was the first one to feed the giraffe at the Out of Africa zoo.

 Our driver Jess is showing us just how long the giraffe's tongue is. The giraffe even gave her a nice wet kiss.
I didn't have my camera out to get that shot.

 My brave Madie holding the snake and having the snack wrap around itself around her neck! She is such a good sport! Madie loved every minute of it.

 Best buds... This tiger and lion.

I wasn't able to get a great shot of the Barbery lions that are on the extinct list. But I did get an up close shot with a regular lion and his lioness. This one got irritated at us and growled, showing his nice canine teeth.

This is our second time coming to this zoo. It's pretty cool and we had a great time. Tiger splash is always amazing to see and so is the Hyena show. We now know that when Hyena's are "lauging" they are irritated. When they moo like a cow that is when they are happy. Something I learned.