Pictures from the Zoo and Baby Gates

So I said that I would post these pictures of the zoo and of Wendell working on the baby gates with the older boys... here they are:

After this, Kelsi made some cloth covers to pull over the top, and they work like a charm. Keep Lily from climbing the stairs, while I am teaching, and keep the dogs from free roaming up the stairs as they please.

In Cambodia, you can never find exactly what you need. We had to improvise with this bottom piece. Drills were involved, and we weren't hurt!

The boys with Wendell, and the final product.

Proud of their accomplishment. Also, we worked out the math. It cost us around nine dollars to make these--plus a few hours of labor. We could easily sell these for thirty bucks. All of the foreigner families in Cambodia would jump at a baby  gate, because of all the stairs! Thinking of a small business idea for the boys to manage. 

Now for pictures of the zoo!

All of these pictures were taken, before we realized that you actually walked with the deer through the zoo...

And this little guy snuck up on me... I about punched him in the face. Good thing I was holding Abby... not sure I would have won that battle, even with his lack of antlers.

Lily looking at the birds... really big birds.

Do you see the crocodile? It is the green thing next to the water!--I said this to Abby like ten times, and she just kept saying, "no. I don't see it. Maybe later." I couldn't believe how hard it was for her to see it, until Kels mentioned that she didn't really know what she was looking for...

And it is a white squirrel... Cambodians are amazed by squirrels, because they aren't everywhere, like in Missouri. 

This is Lily looking at some crocodiles... or a turtle. I don'r remember exactly... 

Rhonda does not like the fact that the deer invade your personal space.

"Hey Abby! Look over here for a picture with the squirrel thing!" Abby's face is so unenthusiastic. 

Docile deer... they walk up to you!!

Grandpa time, the night the Teagardens left Cambodia.

The boys built the last baby gate by themselves... and they did an amazing job! (sorry this picture is at the bottom. Sometimes, the trouble of making it perfect is not worth it)