GIRLIE GIRL: fossil rim

What Did We Do This Weekend?

Saturday

1. Full Tank of Gas - check
2. music for the road- check
3. bottles for Teddy- check
4. raided the pantry and refrigerator for something to eat for lunch- check
5. charged the camera battery- check
6. drive to Fossil Rim for some animal lovin-check
7. lovely time for just the 4 of us- check.

We have an "animal safari" about an hour or so from our house. We have been several times and thought we should head down on Saturday. We had a great time. Lulu and I lip synced to my iPod on the drive down. Mamma Mia (a current favorite), Journey, Joe Purdy, and of course Disney tunes were belted out using lipstick containers as microphones.

Inside the park you drive slow enough that you can take the kids out of their seats and let them run free (inside the car). We enjoyed zebras, ostriches (not so much), giraffes, and countless other African animals roaming free. You drive through in your own car and you can feed them too. My favorite part of the trip is always the giraffes. If you are patient enough they will put their head in your car. LOVE IT.

We stopped mid-way through the park and ate lunch. The strawberries and raspberries with whipped cream, wheat thin crackers, apples, and carrots were delicious (there wasn't much in our refrigerator or pantry). We hopped back in and finished the tour. Teddy even learned how to drive.

Sunday

The Menu

Salmon w/raisin, lemon, pine nut dressing
Cantaloupe
Prickly Pear, Pomegranate, Sicilian Lemon, and Blood Orange Italian Sodas

Dessert

Lemon and Raspberry Cupcakes
Individual Blue Bell Ice Cream
More Cantaloupe
Remains of the delicious chocolate cake used to celebrate another birthday boy

The Decorations