The next Jack Hannah

Ryland has found his new passion. He's going to be a zookeeper. This is him holding a legless lizard and another type of lizard on his shoulder. He liked to let the legless lizard kiss him.

Michelle, we went straight through a waterfall

So this is Ryland, Nana, and Papa on the Shipwreck Rapids ride at Sea World. To totally appreciate these pictures, you have to understand the story behind them. I'm deathly afraid of riding rides that have a potential to go really fast or make big drops. I also hate cold water. Anyway, I was fully aware that this ride did not fit the first two of my fears, however, I was 100% confident that I would not leave this ride without getting seriously wet with what I was pretty sure would be freezing cold water. So the first two pictures I took as the ride first began, at which time my mother was yelling, "Chicken, chicken" to me as I was snapping them. The third picture was at the end of the ride and you'll notice my mother's hair is not dry. The last photo was taken right as they got off the ride, as my mother is saying to me, "Michelle I saw this waterfall, and I thought there is no way that we're going straight through that"....as I'm laughing...."Michelle did you know that they was a waterfall?"

Got fish?

This is Ryland feeding some sting rays. Ryland said these guys were "slimy". Ryland learned quickly to get the fish under the water so the rays could suck the fish off his hands. If he didn't get the fish under the water, a seagull would swing by and snag the fish right out of the water.

FLIPPER

Ryland spent a long day at Sea World. (Believe it or not, Nana and Papa stayed for 8 hours) These are some pictures of Ryland petting a dolphin. He also was able to feed them. He said that the dolphins felt "squishy."

New Record at the San Diego Zoo

Ryland and I just got back from San Diego. We had a lot of fun. We set a new record for time spent at the Zoo with Nana and Papa--5 hours!!! Ryland liked the Skyfari ride, the petting zoo, and getting his face painted.