Once in a lifetime: zoo experience

"Look at the turtles wrestle! I think they are fighting."

During our trip to the zoo in Des Moines, we were all a little surprised to witness the turtle wrestling and listen to the accompanying turtle moaning. But it was an educational experience, as up until that point, I was unaware of the reproductive procedures for tortoises. And it definitely made its mark on Mackenzie, as not pictured is her ACTING IT OUT for Grandma Jane, complete with sound effects.

Camel Toe

"Aunt Kate's favorite part of the camel is it's toe. And I rode on a camel that had one hump." She has no idea the hidden meanings that can be gathered from these statements.

Incognito

Yes, I imagine after delay in bloggging you suspected we were incognito around here.

Not really - just busy but now back to blogging.

Some of the incognito words overheard from Mackenzie recently:

• "My daddy GLITTERS all the time." - no, he does not sparkle and shine but instead not get his trash into proper recepticales.
• "Someone had dropped a GOOSE." - reported from a recent trip to the men's room with her father - there was not a literal goose in the toilet, but a #2 sometimes referred to as a deuce.
• "I wish I had SKUNK beds like Gracie." - I suspect Gracie's bed smells fresh and clean but Mackenzie is instead referring to a set of beds that sits one on top of the other, aka top & bottom bunks.

thanks for holding

"Parents hold their children's hands for a little while, and their hearts forever." (One of Grandma Jane's fave quotes)