Now that the zoo has started, I thought I would tell you a bit about some of the recent animals that we have seen and some of the tricks that we are trying to teach them.

This 4 year old has almost always seamed like a monkey to me. Maybe because he was born in the year of the Monkey and he acts a lot like his dad.
The Next two little ones were are always getting into trouble. They were a great surprise to us but bring a lot of fun to watch how they interact with the monkey. And frequently I do have to check for poop and make sure that they are clean. And boy do they eat a lot!!!

Bear Cub and Bug at 4 months old in their blessing outfits.

Bear Cub learned how to 'Army Crawl' first and made his way around by crawling and rolling everywhere. At Grandma Paulette's he learned how to climb up steps and get himself into even more trouble.

Bug is not far behind Bear Cub when it come to crawling. One day he just up and decided that he wanted to crawl after watching Bear Cub do it for so long, but he went straight to crawling on his knees and now, Bug can get anywhere he wants to go faster then Bear Cub can.

And this trick was fun to teach to Monkey. He has wanted a skateboard for a long time, every since he saw the second Goofy Movie that is all about running around on a skateboard.

We hope that you enjoy watching how our zoo grows and the mischief that these animals get into.

Welcome to the Park Family Zoo!

It was about time we set up a family blog. Life is too good around here to not create a digital journal of it all. We are glad you found us, and hope that your visit to our zoo is a pleasant and enjoyable one. Just remember, if you are to find some of the animals here comical or funny looking, please laugh only in a loving way... otherwise, watch out, we spit!

The animals we most identify with change from time to time, so you will have to be prepared for some change in exhibits once in a while.


Child #1 is our little monkey, born in the Chinese year of the monkey, just like his dad. He is 4 and 1/2 years old, and an awesome big brother! His red hair has always set him apart, and we love it that way!
Bear Cub and Bug are coming up on their very first birthday, in November. That blows this zookeeper's mind! How quickly the time has flown. The first animal that Child #2 reminded me of, was a turtle. His big round eyes and his sweet round face just looked like a turtle to me.


Well, that was before he could move! There is nothing turtle-like about him anymore! And once he started, there was no stopping him! If you leave the bathroom door open, no matter how far away from it he was, he will be in there in two seconds flat! One of these days, I am sure he is going to beat the door down, because if he hears the bath water running, he thinks he should be in it, and he'll let you hear about it!


Child #3 is such a contented smiley happy baby. He is the first of the two to smile at a new face. I guess the animal he will be for this first post, is that which he will be for Halloween this year: Tigger. A happy, bouncy friendly tiger. Bear Cub is going to be Winnie the Pooh. He is two pounds heavier than his brother, and will fill out the cuddly bear costume quite well.

Since I am talking about Halloween costumes, I'll share that Monkey has decided to be a cowboy this year. He has a stick horse (that is his but has always stayed at Grandma Brenda and Grandpa Matt's house), a cowboy hat, belt, holster and gun. We finally went with the gun idea when he slipped the rope lasso over his brother's neck. Oddly enough, the gun is safer.

It took me a few weeks to finally get this first post up and off the ground, so I hope to get better at this. Be patient with us, we are new at the family blog idea. You are welcome to check out the livejournal I have kept for a year and a half - sing4th.livejournal.com It is less a blog of events and more a collection of my thoughts from time to time.

The Twins when they were just a few days old, Bear Cub on the right, Bug on the left. Next post, I will have found a good picture of them at their current 11 months old.