Random Animals - again

Brandon riding horses before the missionary activity at the Cornelius' house.

Our resident animal lover, Kaylee. She took the following pictures to make an animal calendar for Dad's birthday. 

 Romeo crashed out

 The tetras in Kaylee's room

 Kaylee's latest hamster

 Goldfish in the boys' room

 Fiona tolerating another photo

 Jo Jo - Kaylee's rooster from the classroom hatching project

 Ripley the turtle hiding under the upside-down pool

 Kaylee visiting Jo Jo before he got too aggressive and became dinner!

Dustin says Goodbye to Rio

We don't have any idea why Rio died, but apparently his time had come.  Dustin had just been playing with him earlier and he seemed fine.  We are pretty accustomed to losing pets around here, though.  

No, the kids didn't dress up for the funeral.  They buried him on a Sunday.

Dustin carved a rather fancy headstone from an edge of our old coffee table.

Kaylee and Jo Jo

Kaylee's class hatched some chicken eggs and she wanted to bring a chick home.  She set up an aquarium for "her" and named her Layla.  She later decided that maybe it would be better to go with a more generic name until we know for sure if it's a boy or a girl.  So, now it's Jo Jo.  And it only stayed in the house for a few weeks.  Chicks are LOUD and they stink.  But Kaylee loves animals.