So, AJ has had a great summer. Early this month, he and Dave flew down to Missouri to visit Dave's grandmother and Dad. Aunt Tande and Kayleigh picked Dave and AJ up at the airport in Kansas City and drove them the rest of the way. Grandma Kay was there as well. I missed my boys, but was so glad that they had a great time. They were gone over July 4th, so AJ got to stay up late that night to watch the fire works off of the deck of Dave's grandmother. It's a beautiful daytime view and Dave said the fireworks were really pretty in person because they reflected off of the lake water down below. Grandma Kay took AJ fishing while they were there and with her help, AJ caught a few fish. When he came back and told me all about them, he even knew that he had caught Perch. Dave said that AJ and Kayleigh played well together and as always AJ was glad to get to visit Grandpa Eric, Michelle, and the kids. AJ has always really liked the boys.
Memaw came up from AR for 10 days recently and I'm terribly ashamed to admit that I did not get out my camera one time. We just seemed so busy doing stuff and having a great time that I didn't even think of it. I was really upset with myself when I didn't take my camera to The Wilds. I just discovered that The Wilds located about an hour and a half of Columbus is North America's largest animal conservation center. It was really cool. It was like going on a safari. We took a bus through 10,000 acres and saw wild animals in their conservation environments. It was cool to see a herd of Giraffe standing on the side of the road or having to stop and drive slowly behind a few camels that decided to walk on the road we were on. Almost all of the animals there are species that are endangered and the center is working to increase the population and then put them back into the real wild all over the world. And I FORGOT my camera!!! Not to mention that I missed a great chance to get pics of AJ with Memaw! AJ was sure loved having her here.
