Lions and Tigers and Peacocks, OH MY!

2 weeks ago, we were so excited about warm weather that we ventured out to the zoo. Julie and Wynn came along too and we had lots of fun. Except for when during our first 5 minutes there I got attacked by a peacock. Yes, you read correctly...ATTACKED. Apparently this is a common occurence with the peacock population that I was unaware of. So they just kept surrounding us in a circle and closing in and there was one viscious one that just wasn't backing down. We were at the very first exhibit trying to look at the giraffes and they wouldn't leave us alone. Well all of a sudden one of them just started flying on top of me and grabbed my leg with it's sharp claw. And yes, the peacocks have large talons! I, of course, saw my life flash before my eyes and screamed. Kyle, of course, just stood there and told me to "chill out". Easy for him to say, he wasn't being mauled by a peacock. I went to the front gate, reported the incident and the woman very graciously called some people to come retrieve the psycho peacock. About that time, Wynn Brown rolled through the gates, at what point all the peacock scurried except that one that attacked me! He was fearless. The ladies came and got it and explained that it had been raised around people and we probably weren't paying it the attention it wanted. So, after that it was pretty fun and uneventful. Wynn's continuous request throughout the whole trip was "I wanna ride the train, I got ticket!" He was so fired up about that train, and Lucy Neal was NOT (see pic below). We saw lots of "aminals" as Wynn says and the weather was perfect.

Wynn Brown turns 2!

On January 10th we went to Wynn's house to help him celebrate his 2nd birthday. What a fun time! Lucy Neal had a blast on the big blow up slide and once she got warmed up she didn't want to quit. "adin! adin!" We might have to borrow this idea in May!

13.1

On Feb. 2, Meredith, Sarah Elizabeth and I ran the Mardi Gras Half Marathon in New Orleans. What an experience! Julie also ran, but she ran the whole marathon. She did great! After we finished our race we went to different spots and cheered on Juls. So we went down on Friday, made a weekend of it, then got up Sunday and ran the race. Meredith and I ran together the whole time...thanks again Mere for the support! I couldn't have done it without the motivation and support from these girls...they trained with me and kept me going! Thanks to Sarah E. for getting up with me on those oh so cold mornings! Maybe one day I will want to do another one (emphasis on maybe)! Thanks to the husbands (Kyle and Edwin) that came and cheered us on at several points in the race. They really kept us going. Edwin your cowbell was a great idea!