Yes, that is a live alligator that my children are holding. Believe it or not, they were eager to pose for the photo. The guys at Brad's Reptile World told them the alligator was 15 years old. I'm just glad it wasn't any bigger.
Andrew and James are best buds! See any family resemblance??? James helped Andrew onto the rope bridge at the Boy Scout 100 Years of Scouting exhibit. Gotta love that camera smile!
Grandma Jeannie, Thomas and Andrew checking out the touch table in one of the ag buildings. There were interested in all the cotton seeds.
Morgan, Christin and Thomas waving from the top of the huge climbing structure. Thomas loved being allowed to run around and climb like crazy!
Thomas loves to be outside and will gleefully run into any size mud puddle he can find. One day he was asking to play outside so I slipped a sweatshirt on him and let him out into the backyard. It wasn't long before I found this strange and wonderful creature tracking mud through my kitchen and gazing up at me with big blue eyes. 
Andrew learned to ride his bike without training wheels about a week after he turned four. Part of his motivation was to enter the annual bike race. He practiced riding around Grandpa and Grandma's track for months until he thought he was ready for the race. The long awaited day finally arrived. Grandma found him the way cool outfit. Grandpa cleaned and tuned up his bike. Mom sent off the registration forms and off to the race we went with his own personal family cheering section.
