Denver Zoo/Aquarium pics and a few dolls to share...

We had such a blast on our trip to Denver. I had never been to a Zoo before and I had as much fun as the kids did. LOL. Here we are in front of the carousel at the zoo...Sage was being moody and wouldn't turn around for the pic.

This is one of my fav pics- I got "flashed" by this not so very shy octopus. LOL. I love my camera! I thought it took some great pics- especially considering most pics were taken through glass.Craig's sister Heidi and the kids posing on the Hippos.

I thought this lizard was neat sunbathing on his branch....

I love how vibrantly colored poison arrow frogs are....

These jellyfish were neat, too........Chad thought the penguins were cool- and they're his favorite animal anyway. And Sage was just totally enthralled with the lions....

At the aquarium they had some mantarays in a big pool and you could feed them minnows by hand- it was really neat. They would stick their heads out of the water and suck the minnow right out of your hand with their mouths- it felt really weird.....you have to feed them at the shallow end of the pool though- a lady that worked there said in the deeper end they have actually flung themselves out of the water and onto the floor because they get so excited for food. There were these little exotic birds at the zoo that drank nectar with their tongues. You could buy a little cup of nectar and get to feed them by hand....Sage thought that was so cool. I would share more, but I ended up taking over 400 pics that weekend, but thought this was enough for one post. LOL.

Well, nobody croak or anything, but I actually got my other doll done and both are listed on ebay now. You can take a peek at them *HERE* to see more pics and close-ups.

I used a pattern from Two Dancing Crows for the black Americana doll and patterns from Crabby Gabby for the Lady Liberty and Stitchin' Sew Prim for the torch and crown design. I thought they both turned out neat and just in time for the Fourth. Or if you're like me, leave it out all year.....everyday is Americana at my house. LOL. We have been doing a bit of landscaping in our front yard and I made a planter out of an old Radio Flyer wagon- I'll share in my next post since there were plenty of pics this time. Who knows, I may have another doll done by then. Until next time...... :0) -Jody