Veterans Day!

People in this era get so caught up in their own little worlds, and I mean ESPECIALLY Americans, however all human kind is built for survival mode, and henseforth put themselves first. Its human nature and cannot be argued.

Anyhoo..

Today could have been a normal day, a day where MY husband still had to work, and I had to still got to school, but all the youngsters got the day off, banks and doctors offices and post offices were closed. It could have been, and WAS for a lot of people - just that.

I could sit here and complain about the idiocracy of taking this day off, when NOONE celbrates it, its corpriate Americas way of taking a break, while I get stuck getting behind in my netflix movies because the mail didnt run.

However, I am a true American, one of my MANY nicknames in high school was PATRIOTIC BACON..

I LOVE America, not saying that others do not.

But the severity of the military and what they actaully do for us.. its real, and hard core, and people dont really grasp it.

I feel that WE owe them.. We owe them EVERYTHING, so the least we can do is take a day off from our self absorbed lives, and celbrate the ULTIMATE sacrifice they made by free choice.

Without them, we would NOT be free. and because we all know that freedom did NOT come, and to this day is still NOT free, we honor those who have fallen FOR US..

Ones who have mothers, and wives, and unborn babies, and little kids back home missing and praying for them, you can bet they DONT FORGET..

And neither should we.

We also, need to get out of our delusion idea of " world peace" " everything will be fine" and remember WHY we are fighting in the first place. what and who those men/women are fighting FOR..

Ah..

Everytime I see someone who is or has served for us, I make it a point to thank them. Because its the least that I, an American civilian can do for what they do for me.

SO.

Thank you..

and the BIGGEST veteran I have the pleasure of calling my grandfather,

James M. Keen, I give a special thanks to you gramps.

I look up to you, and thank you for serving OUR country for ever 20 years.

I love you!



Austin's first trip to the Zoo

Today we trucked on down to York, about a two hour drive from our home, where there is a big animal kingdom. 

York Wild Animal Kingdom welcomed us!

We started out with monkeys, and ducks, and saw soo many wild animals..

just hanging around

Doesn't his face look painted on? thats what we thought anyways!

ape eating 

elephant rides, which we opted to wait another year for

Austin loved the elehpant, with his fearlessness for rides, he probably would have enjoyed it, but we chose to hold off another year..

more monkeys

Then it was on down to the what seemed like thosands of ducks, ducks, ducks..

and this would probally be Austin's favorite part, without a doubt.. They weren't wild, but He loved them!

He showed no fear, and instead of throwing the food, he chose to feed it to them by their mouths...

daddy showing him how to feed them

Joaquin and Austin feeding the ducks

Then it was on to the lions, tigers, and bears, etc... 

" you gotta hold my hand"

Cousin Cole basking in the sun!

parrots

Mr. Tiger roaming around his cage

and next door to Mr Tiger...

Mr. White Tiger

Then there was a petting zoo with goats that Austin also enjoyed petting, AND feeding..

again, no fear.. 

Austin kept pointing to the baby goats

One of my favorite parts was the deer.. You walked through and could pet and feed actual deer,

weird because we hunt, but they were differnt, and so cute! 

Austin enjoyed them immensely!

Austin got to pet a DEER!! 

Cole and Joaquin

some ostrich type bird.. lol

aligators

zebras ( backs sides)

Then it was on to lunch.. picnic style.. 

We went back in to see what was left.. butterflies, prairie dogs, and gift shop!

Then if was home we went...

and believe me everyone was sleeping.. ( except Keith, he was driving)

He was asleep before we hit the highway!!

Auntie followed suit not long after!!

Mr. Tiger had the same idea I guess...

Then we just had some fun for the rest.. 

Me and my SISTER

attempting to show off my sunburn, and  windblown hair ( if you didn't notice!)

grandpa, and grammie speeding off into the sunset, like Bonnie and Clyde

We had a really fun time, bathes, dinner and daddy is out coyote hunting with a friend from work, I am snuggled up with a rum and coke, and Austin is sleeping away dreaming of ALLL the fun he had..

Such a good time!!

I love today, I love my family, and my life!!!