Saturday, July 3, 2010

Our Fantastic Family Vacation

We are so blessed to live in Zambia and have amazing places to visit, like Victoria Falls, one of the 7 wonders of the world! We are also so blessed to be able to take vacation with our family in order to enjoy God's Creation and enjoy being together as a family! We had an amazing time at the Falls this past week. Praise the Lord for His amazing creation and time to spend with family!
We were so excited to finally get to the Falls! 10 hours of driving from our house was worth it!
We got really wet, even though we had two layers of rain jackets!
Victoria Falls is called the "Smoke That Thunders".
The kids enjoyed watching the smoke from the truck!
The second day was our adrenaline-filled day! Easton got buckled in to do the Flying Fox!
And he loved every minute! So much that he did it three times!
Lily was just as excited to take on this new adventure!
" I wasn't scared at all! I saw trees and flowers! It was so fun!!", Lily after the Flying Fox
Joy and Kayla did the Gorge Swing...adrenaline rush to the max! It's like bungee but better because you drop then swing!
Then we went to the Crocodile Farm or as Easton would say "Trocodile". The kids got to hold a Leopard Turtle!
Lauren wasn't too sure about the turtle!
Lily held a snake, she was the only one brave enough!
Baby Crocodiles were the next animal to hold! I love Easton's face as Lily touches him!
This cracks me up because she is such a little princess but was not one bit afraid of this crocodile! 
Daddy even got in on the action!
After Easton saw Kendall do it, he knew it was okay. Two seconds after this picture was taken, that little dude squirmed and Easton dropped him like a hot rock! 
Then we went on a game drive and this was the coolest sight of the drice. The mama giraffe with her two babies, she bathed them as we sat there. It was awesome!
Daddy and Lily in the back of the truck! It was COLD!
 Our last morning in Livingstone, we made one last trip to the Falls. It was a beautiful morning and being there caused our hearts to worship because of the beauty of God's amazing creation!
Lauren and Easton ventured along the Zambezi River.
Lauren loved the water, but the first day she cried the whole time because of the noise. I looked over and she was sitting on this rock, throwing rocks into the river as she was laughing and talking away!
 
Lauren and Kendall took a walk along the river together.

1 comment:

Amanda said...

Looks like y'all had a blast! Your family is beautiful and I can't believe how big the kiddos have gotten. It's crazy how time flies. Cannot wait to see you guys when you are STAS!!! (Oh, I love that Kendall is sporting last years FUGE shirt in one of the pictures! Way to represent!) LOVE Y'ALL SO MUCH!