Brights Zoo

The Hubby and I finally got to visit Brights Zoo in Limestone and it was awesome!  It had more that either of us expected and it was beautifully maintained.  If you have never been you really should check it out!  Here's some of our favorites from the day!

I'm always a sucker for a tortoise, especially if I can see them close up!

A stork of some variety! (I should have taken notes.)

Macaw

Grevy's Zebra

I don't remember what kind of monkey/primate this little guy is, but he was a lot of fun!

Twice in less than a month that I have fed giraffes!  So cool!

The goslings kept running from me, guess they are camera shy!

Black Australian Swan

 Common Squirrel Monkeys - Mike had to check my pockets to make sure I didn't smuggle one out!  I adore them!!

So the Serval was a bit of a celebrity snot and did not want his picture taken!  He started hissing at us as we approached his enclosure, little did he know it made for an awesome photo!  Crazy kitty!

The flamingos were cracking us up!  They kept running around in mini stampedes and squawking!  We never could figure out what agitated them.

Tomboy Tools

My friend, Deanna, had a Tomboy Tools party on Saturday.  We had a great consultant, Carrie, who showed us how to make a tile mosaic!  She had a ton of great information and tips and I think we all learned a lot!  Carrie also does other parties, including an auto care party.  Great for new drivers or women who just want to know what they are doing!  Here's a snapshot of our tiling party.

Some of the amazing products Tomboy Tools offers - and they are "pink for a purpose!"

 Deanna, our drill slinging host!

Carrie instructing us on safety.

Demonstrating the safety bag - you put the tile inside the bag then hammer it to break it apart.  All pieces stay inside!  It was pretty neat!

Emma putting the safety bag to use.

Carolyn filling in her design.

A flower - I think this was Emma's.

Emma's second coaster is shaping up to be a butterfly.

My project - a flower.  And my bag of grout.  We were given homework to grout our project.  I hope to do mine tonight or tomorrow.  I will post a picture for you when it is finished!

Gragg Girls Basketball

All three Gragg Girls are playing basketball this year.  It is fun to watch Olivia because she likes to stop in the middle of the game and pose for the camera.  As for the Abby and Emma, they have moved up to playing full court and full rules.  It is fun to watch them when they are really getting into it!

The Howmans come for a visit!

I spent the past week with my dear friend Caitlin and her family.  I took them around East Tennessee and here is some of the fun we enjoyed!!  Lord only knows when I will get all of the photos up for you to check out!

We visited a very, sad, little Safari.  I can't tell you the havoc the ostriches wreaked on our trip!

After the Safari disaster we visited Bay's Mountain.  The otters put on a great show for us!

We ended the night with a great swim in the pool - Little Ms. Alana.

Noah - we aren't exactly sure what this pose was about!

The Howmans hanging out in Gatlinburg!

While Joel went through the Haunted Adventure, we took the kids to the Star Cars Museum.  There was a lot of neat things in there, but you could actually get in the Flintstone Mobile!!

Heading towards Cades Cove - hoping for a bear encounter!

Hmm, look at that - a bear encounter!  Did I mention I got a new lens?  Can you say 300mm, baby?!

Love my lens!!!!!!

We had an incredible time!  I can't wait until I have time to go through all of our photos and post them.  Enjoy these for now!