African Lion Safari

We went on our first trip to African Lion Safari today. The weatherman threatened rain, but we thought we would take the chance. Luckily the rain held off and so did the crowds so we had a very comfortable bus tour throughout the different game ranges at the Park. We saw lots of different animals although we think the part that Evan was most excited about was riding in the big bus itself.

We saw Lions. This lioness casually cross in front of the bus. She knows she's the boss around here.

There was one male lion in this pride. I like this picture below mostly because of the single lion in the left background who is sizing up lunch behind the fence!


Next we saw some cheetahs. These were mommy's favorites on this trip. They are in a word, very sleek animals!




Next we saw the baboons. These are very mischievous and cheeky animals. Many of them hitched a ride on the cars driving through this part of the range.




Next we saw zebras. I think it is very interesting that it is not possible to domesticate them. They are wild to the core.



A baby zebra!

Ostritch - their eggs are the size of a small soccer ball.

And of course, giraffes. African Lion Safari has one of the largest pack of giraffes in North America! These are for you, Grandma!


Lots of different types of deer and bison rounded out the last range.




Then we went on a train ride!


Yep, a pretty fun trip all in all. We went to the gift shop to pick out an animal for Evan. Do you know what he chose? A BUS!

Evan's 2nd Birthday!

Andrew and Evan celebrated their birthday's together this year. We had a party at home to celebrate!


The party was a Disney Cars theme!





Eating icing off of Lightening McQueen the Racing Car! Yum!

Evan is very lucky to have so many people to share in his special day!

Evan LOVES this soft little lemur from Davis and Kaye. He sleeps with it at night time now.

Mommy helping opening presents.

OMG!!!
Evan gets help opening gifts from his gal pal, Sasha.

Fun and games!

Quiet time with Mack the Truck.

Sweater

Thank you great aunt Denise for this fun Olympic sweater! It looks great even without pants!...

...and features an alpine hood!

Green bean and apple sauce face!

Snow Day!

Here are some pictures of Evan and Liam playing in the newly fallen snow in the backyard.

It takes a lot of effort to get around in toddler knee-deep snow!

Liam was born to be a snow whippet...

He can find a lost frisbee hidden under the snow like no other dog we know.

Early training in the snow shoveling department.



This white stuff is pretty neat!

But its a touch frosty out here!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

We love you!

Christmas

Here are some pics of Christmas at the Lavoie-Welsh home!

The Little Drummer Boy