THE BIG E!

Ok, so this is a bit delayed... but we went to the Big E in October! For those of you who haven't been, it's a must. Sierra took her friend, Megan with us. So, here's a few pics from the day.

Sierra and Megs went on "Crazy Mouse," and couldn't stop talking about how scary the whole idea was! They are both terrified of roller coasters and this one wouldn't be that scary for others, as it was for them...

...they did the bumper cars, of course...

...went in a few fun houses...

...flew in the air on the swings...

...more swings...

...in the Better Living Center, they made flower corsages...

...and they even met Bugs Bunny himself! What a fun day.

VACATION Day 4--Church History in Palmyra!

So, on the last day, before we headed back to Connecticut, we decided to drive to Palmyra again, to see some church sites. But, even before we did that, we went to Subway...

This is the best. Everybody has their own look in this picture. Ansley's is my favorite.

And speaking of Ansley, when we came out of Subway, she decided to put her shoes on... "They're on the wrong feet!"

Then we stopped, and took a tour, at the B.O.M. Historic Publication Site.

This was in the building... a poster of all the languages of the Book Of Mormon.

And after the educational part, we went for ice cream! A favorite ice cream shop, called the Chill and Grill, where the smalls are just a bit too large.

A family shot with their small ice creams...

Then, off to the temple!

The Joseph Smith house.

Inside: Joseph's parents' bed.

A shot with the temple in the background.

The man-made fences.

The old sink that's made out of stone. Ally: "Where's the faucet?"

A spinning wheel...

The cool doorknob with the old key in it.

This is one of the informational signs in the Sacred Grove.

After that, we drove to the Hill Cumorah again... This time without a bunch of chairs lined up on the green. So, where do they go after they're put away?

Oh! There they are!

The girls posing on the top of the stage.

Ooh! She's strong! Nobody can carry foam rocks like she can!

Even Ansley can!

Here we are, running up the Hill . It didn't seem so steep all the way down, sitting in those chairs.


Well... That was our trip! It sure was a good one!

VACATION Day 3--African Lion Safari!

Part 3! Yay! It's time to take a trip to the African Lion Safari! Sadly, this blog won't allow more than 100 MB videos. So, you will not be able to see our elephant ride... But it was fun! The Rices and Sierra went on a huge elephant named Jenny. Here we go!

Here's a sign telling us we're 30 miles away!

The lions were first... chilling under their roof.

More lions...

Here's the mama lion keeping watch... while taking a load off.

Cheetahs next. The only thing you can see is their eyes!

So, it's raining now... but if you look closely, you can see 2 or 3 monkeys eating snacks that were ILLEGALLY given to them from the car they are sitting on. The sign didn't say NO FEEDING THE ANIMALS for nothing. Luckily they got caught later on...

Look out! A rhino! Ally was scared it would come charging at us.

And now some peaceful zebras.

This is one of the elephants we saw in "The Elephant show," back in the park. (We also went to the other shows, "Birds Of Prey" and "The Parrot Show." They were each about 20 minutes of cool tricks! Very fun...

Here, Sierra's petting him. Eww, hairy.

And a chick that was stray in the bushes with her mother, the peahen.

There were also elephants swimming at the end of our day. It looked like they were relieved after a hot day.

VACATION Day 2--Wax Museum/World Records!

So, when the Rices and Andy went to the field to see the concert, Sierra and Mom went to the Wax Museum of Stars! Then across the street, there was a Guinness World Records Museum... and they have free "records" to see outside of it. So, we went there afterwards. But first, the Wax museum...

The Blues Brothers! "I'm a soul man!" (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd)

Rainman! (Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Griffin would appreciate this along with these few coming up...

The Joker! }:D "BWAHAHA!" (Jack Nicholson)

Batman saves the day! (Michael Keaton)

The Obamas... these were the least real-looking. I mean, they are SHINY!

Forrest Gump. "Life is like a box of chocolates." (Tom Hanks)

Fatal Attraction. Ooh... scary. (Glenn Close and Michael Douglas)

Sierra playing quidditch with Harry Potter! (Daniel Radcliffe)

Rawr! It's the Twilight Saga! (Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart a.k.a Edward and Bella)

E.T. Phone Home!

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. He looks kind of creepy here. (Jim Carrey)

The Wizard Of Oz scene--The Great and Powerful Oz

Sierra is now part of the Simpson family in this picture.

Hannah Montana... kinda.

Look closely... Who's missing a hand in this picture?

Here, Sierra's sitting in a hand at the gift shop you enter as you come out of the Wax Museum. Of course. A gift shop. What else?

Either Sierra shrunk or that chair grew! It's a giant chair!!

And the fun, overweight person suit to step behind. How exhilarating!


THAT'S A WRAP! Stay tuned for the next post about our African Lion Safari....