The Zoo keeper's and the noodle slayer's....all pint sized...;-)

The Zoo keeper's...and the noodle slayers....

We made a to do list over Christmas vacation and this is one of them....the Zoo and the Wonder Museum...then off to dinner with ShLiz...Willy and Mason...

Okinawan Zoo

THE YEAR OF THE BULL

Kai is anything BUT a bully...such a Barney Fife....a rule follower....;-)

Action Jackson....AJ....


Lil' Lu lu....cheesing...

Lil' Molly...such a chic dresser....





110% boy

100% lil' mama...she LOVES babies...and says, "Mama I want a baby in my belly!" ...daddy had to pick my jaw up off the flo'....he he he

Emily has a GIANT wing span!

da' Boi's

Lil' fella...Em and I think this lil' one has gone a bit cuckoo...so sad to be locked up in the cage...so sad...

A sausage...er...I mean...an ostrich.....Kai used to call them sausages....he he he...

Do you want to know what Kai-boy and Mason are gazing upon?!

This beautiful monster babe!
(picture courtesy of Emily!)

gnawing on steel...sharpening the teefie's

(Em the photographer)

Kent and Trit...um....er....I mean Lover's....he he he

Quite the pair....eh?!

Snoutin' around...

Willy and Phi-Phi

CUTE boys!

Tiger...*Rawr* or *Yawn*

This lil' one is actually playing with a bowling ball....fitting I suppose!

Kent and Liz...discussed this creature looks pre-historic...word!

I love this creature...VERY reticulated....
Shy...lil' one...

Sweet pea...

*sigh*

Love her color....

Sign he up...model...lanky and all...

Me walking away...Kent as always....heading to kiss up when he was a baaaaad boy! *ha*

These creatures were so old.....I felt a bit sad but glad they were a pair of em'

Kai...had this map in his hand being a guide...you know his generation was all about Dora the Explorer...he he he

Mason and Kai...had such a blast!

Jackson pointing a the .....

turtles...

scaly thing...

Soph...having fun!

We met up with Christa..and her chillin's...

We bought Emma this jacket last year for her birthday.....I picked them both up...so funny...both of them LAST year didn't want to have anything to do with them...this year...Sophia just hugged and hugged the jacket...saying..."I LOVE IT!" go figure...Ladies do get to change their minds!

"Dad, can I have money to buy fish food?!" I think this is only the beginning....."Mamma...Daddy...can I have money?"

Vending with fish food...Sophia headed out!

Onward...

We went through the Wonder museum...(I blogged about this place earlier on...the one with the lil' Alice and Wonderland chair and the BIG Alice in the Wonderland chair...look in archives)

Kent taking this lovely pic...he he he...I was singing opera...Liz smacking her lips to the beat of the music...and Christa hitting spoons to the side...we make beautiful music together! *ha*

The RockStars

WE take off to eat at this lil' place that ShLiz knew of!

Oishi!

Delicious!

Look at these two OLD ladies...gnawing on toothpicks...

I'm so happy I'm eating nooooooodles!

One noodle slayer

Two noodle slayer...

Hi-ya...wack...wack...uh...three noodle slayer....

The 4th petite noodle slayer...and Sophia making sound effects...HI-YA.....YaW...HI-YA!

Noodle heads...

Awwwww yeah...I ordered my favorite...FuChampuru...

and made a BEAUTIFUL happy plate!

My boyz...un-rehearsed...raw footage...them loving some Okinawan Soba...

So this is a day when we were still on Va-Kay...

I sure miss us 4 being togeva'...but Daddy has to bring home the bread and butta'!

We definitely miss Daddy being at home...BUT we are liking our routine...

except I'm not liking the fact that I GAVE up Starbuck's and my wine for the month of January...

But..need to drop my 5 lousy pounds that I had fun putting on...he he he....

TtotheMellowG

Hugs to all!

(P.s. Jen it was GREAT talking with you the other night...your morning!

Orlando bound?!

Yep...

Mimi and Papa...our tentative babysitter's!)