the clayton clan

It was one of those weekends.  The kind of weekend where everything goes smoothly, everyone has fun, and you know it is one that you will remember.  The weather was perfect to play outside for hours- Hutson logged in some good hours on his Gator, and Wheeler chased after him putting horse apples in the back.  We took a little trip to the Ft. Worth Zoo and stopped at the famous Stockyards.  We visited with Great Grandma and Papa, and took baths with our cousins and devoured apple pie and vanilla ice cream.  We even cleaned out the garage.  Ok- it isn't fully cleaned out but we are working on it.  

(Jerry Sr.- I know you just choked on your coffee reading that because you don't believe it... but yes, we worked on the garage.)

Silver back Gorilla...

 Trying to get the boys to pose is near to impossible...

 

 

 the claw marks on the inside of the glass made me a little apprehensive, but not Wheeler...

 

 

 

 tried to get some pictures of the me with the boys... Yeah that is Jerry's finger in the top left corner...

 

 this guy kept posing for the camera...

 Hutson saw the snake and just reached out and grabbed it... He wanted to hold it by himself, thank goodness the girl wouldn't let him.  His willingness to grab the snake spurred a conversation around how we only touch snakes at the zoo and not outside in the backyard or at Papa's ranch... I am even more nervous than before about letting them play outside by themselves now.

 Wheeler was enamored by the fish tanks... there was a black caiman in this one that he kept following.

 The last thing we saw on our way out... this MASSIVE crocodile.  There was literally less than a foot separating this beast from my precious firstborn.

 Mr. Cool

Picking up horse apples to throw in the back of the gator...

 

Those of you in Texas know that we are in a drought, a severe drought, like don't water your yard for the rest of the year drought.  This is how we conserve our water...

I'm not sure what Papa was saying to them, but he had them all riled up.

 

 

 

**I think this last one is my favorite.  Joey looking at me, Lily at Evee, Wheeler at Hutson, Hutson at Lily and finally Evee looking at Papa.