Safari Park

Last week was Spring Break here in Hardin County.  Mark was scheduled to work all week.  Lacee was gone to Memphis to spend the week with her father.  The boys and I played and worked around the house.  Tuesday and Thursday I actually sent them to sitters or to friends for play dates so that I could have the whole day to myself to clean.  And clean I did.  Not quite perfection cleaned, but oh how much better my house looks and feels, and how much happier this mommy is about that! 
Mark took off work Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for family time and home project time.  On Friday he and Jimmy worked on our "new room".  It has been our "new room" for over a year now, what once was a carport will soon become our new living room.  We started the enclosure Feb 2012, came to a halt, and have now picked it back up.  We hope to be complete by the end of this month.
On Saturday we went to Safari Park in Alamo, TN.  We had never been, but will surely go back!  Its a drive through zoo, where you can feed animals from your vehicle.  What a neat experience!  Also a small petting and walk thru zoo.  We had a great time. 
Lacee came home Saturday night after being gone 7 days.  Only 2  hours away, it sure felt super far and super long for the rest of us to be without her!
Sunday brought church and more yardwork.

Mark feeding and ostrich

Tommy is holding the bowl feeding the ostrich, Knox isnt too sure about this up close-ness just yet.

This was the car in front of us, just so you can see how the animals just come right up to you.  Then they just stand there (sometimes they actually walk beside you as you drive off if they arent done) as if to say "next" for the next car!

Knox got comfy enough for one to eat from his lap!

At the walk through area, they have a zebra you could feed carrots to! I even got to sneak in a pet or two as he was distracted by the carrots!

Knox LOVED the goats! We spent alot of time petting and watching them!

This was my favorite spotting of the day!  This guy came walking out of the gift shop with this baby monkey on top of his head.  My immediate words were "OMG you have to stop!".  He did and took the monkey, he actually had to unhook his little paws one by one, from his hair and held him so we could get a better look. We werent allowed to hold or pet him. =( but the guy explained that the little monkey was born a twin.  The mother had dropped him twice, and the second time it was very cold, like 20 degrees, and the little monkey was laying on the cold concrete.  So now this guy raises him.  He works there for the park, the monkey goes home with him and comes to work with him.  He feeds him every hour!  I didnt even think to ask what his name was, how old he was, what kind of monkey he was, how big he will get, or if he is even a he. Whatever the details are....how adorable!!

There were many peacocks roaming around, even a solid white one, but never before have I seen one like this before!

Posing by (or on) the statues at the entrance/exit to the walk in part!