White tail deer...

These aren't actually endangered, but the guide told us they've wandered onto the reserve and were clever enough to stay.

Check out the ears on this fawn! :)

Axis deer...

Loved this little family...Daddy here stood and marked his territory the whole time we were stopped. Can we say Photoshop?
We were lucky to catch "Bambi" having a snack. A moment later, mama got nervous about a nearby animal and just walked away....closed up shop with no warning! :)

Love in the air...

Loved the view from the lookout.
On the way down those steep hills, the jeep brakes were squealing, which apparently reminded this red deer of his girlfriend. :) He bugled his mating call every time in response. Funny!!!

Fossil Rim...

Bob, Kara and I enjoyed our day at the wildlife refuge. We hadn't been there for about 20 years. Last time we drove our own car through, but we decided to give Bob a rest and take the family tour this time. We learned a few things and it was nice and breezy in the open air jeep!

You know what they say...

"You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose." ....Apparently, you CAN suck your friend's thumb! :)

Conquering fear...

We thought the monkey fear might be a fluke, but Jenny tried for days to hold her near him and she freaked out every time. Jenny was persistent tho', comforting and reassuring. By day 4, Hannah progressed from screaming to whimpering. On day 5, Jenny played with monkey while the "observer" watched. :) By day 6, Hannah was playing with monkey again herself. That was SO weird! ....but not as weird as Jenny's sudden fear of flowers as a toddler (yes...flowers)...I can still remember her crying and chanting "fwower....fwower". :)

Kudos to Jenny for helping Hannah conquer her fear! (You'll be relieved to know that Jenny's no longer afraid of flowers either.)These were our top two 9 mo. pics. Do you have a favorite?

Scary monkey!

Thought I'd post the outtake first this time. We had an interesting experience trying to get Hannah's monkey pic this month. After all this time, she developed a sudden fear of him... took one look at him and screamed. Poor baby!