We visited her very briefly before I headed out to California early this week, and we can't wait to get our hands on her again!! (I forgot my camera when we were there) More pictures of her will come, I guarantee it. :)
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Welcome, Sarah Elizabeth!
Our good friends, Cam & Katie Land welcomed their first child into the world on Thanksgiving day! She wasn't due to arrive until 12/4, but the little sweetheart wanted to bless them early. She's healthy, beautiful and happy as can be.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Welcome, baby Carter!
My cousins, Chris & Molly, (well Chris is my cousin and Molly is his wife) had their third baby on November 14!!! Beautiful baby Carter came into the world a few weeks early but absolutely perfect. We can't wait to meet him on Friday!!
Congratulations, Chris & Molly! We love you!
The whole Day family: Chris, Molly, Emma, Morgan & Carter
Precious pictures of the girls with their baby brother.
Monday, November 19, 2007
South Africa, Chapter 2
We had incredible animal sightings while on our game drives throughout the week. Our guide was taking pictures a few times because he was so amazed!
Lions were the hardest to view because they managed to hide themselves so well. We spotted a few male lions who blended in to the scenery so well I couldn't figure out how people spotted them. They were fantastic, though! Such massive manes and beautiful eyes. I still have a hard time realizing they could tear me to shreds in a matter of seconds! If you look closely, you can see the lion laying down in the bushes.
Here was our best lioness sighting, too. Just after she crossed the road, impala started running out of the bushes. If it were for ignorant tourists who zipped by, we might have seen a kill!
Overlooking the Sabi river.
Leopard tracking… look closely for the paw prints! We tried all week to see the leopard. Finally, on the last game drive, we heard impala crying. JP quickly turned off the road to check it out. He listened to the cries and told us he was certain the leopard had to be nearby. As we were looking through our binoculars, trying to see ANYTHING, JP shouted "Look behind you!" We saw the leopard running off about 50 yards behind our Land Cruiser. It wasn't long enough for a picture, but he was beautiful. The leopard rounded off our "Big 5!!"
The plunge pool. It's basically a deep hot tub (private to each suite) that overlooks the African bush! Very relaxing in the evenings, and a perfect animal spotting location in the afternoons. I love this picture!
Lions were the hardest to view because they managed to hide themselves so well. We spotted a few male lions who blended in to the scenery so well I couldn't figure out how people spotted them. They were fantastic, though! Such massive manes and beautiful eyes. I still have a hard time realizing they could tear me to shreds in a matter of seconds! If you look closely, you can see the lion laying down in the bushes.
Here was our best lioness sighting, too. Just after she crossed the road, impala started running out of the bushes. If it were for ignorant tourists who zipped by, we might have seen a kill!
Overlooking the Sabi river.
Leopard tracking… look closely for the paw prints! We tried all week to see the leopard. Finally, on the last game drive, we heard impala crying. JP quickly turned off the road to check it out. He listened to the cries and told us he was certain the leopard had to be nearby. As we were looking through our binoculars, trying to see ANYTHING, JP shouted "Look behind you!" We saw the leopard running off about 50 yards behind our Land Cruiser. It wasn't long enough for a picture, but he was beautiful. The leopard rounded off our "Big 5!!"
The plunge pool. It's basically a deep hot tub (private to each suite) that overlooks the African bush! Very relaxing in the evenings, and a perfect animal spotting location in the afternoons. I love this picture!
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
AFRICA, beautiful Africa! (Chapter 1)
There's no way to show all of our incredible pictures on here, but I'm going to give it my best effort through several postings. You will need to come by the Mack home for a full display of photos and video!
We had the most unbelievable experiences in South Africa. Every morning at 5:30 AM we went on an open jeep game drive for three hours. In the middle of the game drive, our guide, JP, stopped for a quick cup of coffee and biscuits overlooking the Sabi river or the African bush. We'd return at 8:30 for a full made-to-order breakfast buffet at the lodge. The morning was ours to enjoy. Incredible lunches were served at leisure, and high tea with scones and other treats followed at 4.
We left again at 4:30 or 5 for another three hour game drive. We stopped half way through the evening drive for a "Sun downer." JP set up a table and table cloth with wine, beer, liquors, juices, dried mango, biltong (African beef jerky) and dried apricots. It was a fantastic way to watch the sun set in the African sky.
We were always greeted with the cheeriest "Good Evening" upon returning to the lodge as well as hot, lemon-scented towels to freshen up with. That was followed by an elaborate spread of native foods such as Ostrich, Impala, Chicken, vegetables, salads and more. The dining was probably the finest we've experienced... and never ending!!!
That's it for chapter one. Stay tuned for plenty more stories. It was an experience of a lifetime!!
Our bed draped with mosquito nets.
The fantastic outdoor shower that overlooked the bush and Sabi River. We watched elephants, a rhino and impala walk by our suite from here.
Before we even made it to the lodge on the first day, we had the most incredible white rhino sighting! He stayed and ate for a good 15 minutes before we drove off.
"Our Group." We spent every game drive, and a lot of our free time, with the Adams and Hermans. Kelly (the tall, blond man) was Mike's greatest audience!
Our "Sundowner" being set up by JP. South African beer and wine in the middle of the bush!
Our first elephant sighting. This was from the lodge when we were eating lunch the first day. Many more elephant photos to come!
We had the most unbelievable experiences in South Africa. Every morning at 5:30 AM we went on an open jeep game drive for three hours. In the middle of the game drive, our guide, JP, stopped for a quick cup of coffee and biscuits overlooking the Sabi river or the African bush. We'd return at 8:30 for a full made-to-order breakfast buffet at the lodge. The morning was ours to enjoy. Incredible lunches were served at leisure, and high tea with scones and other treats followed at 4.
We left again at 4:30 or 5 for another three hour game drive. We stopped half way through the evening drive for a "Sun downer." JP set up a table and table cloth with wine, beer, liquors, juices, dried mango, biltong (African beef jerky) and dried apricots. It was a fantastic way to watch the sun set in the African sky.
We were always greeted with the cheeriest "Good Evening" upon returning to the lodge as well as hot, lemon-scented towels to freshen up with. That was followed by an elaborate spread of native foods such as Ostrich, Impala, Chicken, vegetables, salads and more. The dining was probably the finest we've experienced... and never ending!!!
That's it for chapter one. Stay tuned for plenty more stories. It was an experience of a lifetime!!
Our bed draped with mosquito nets.
The fantastic outdoor shower that overlooked the bush and Sabi River. We watched elephants, a rhino and impala walk by our suite from here.
Before we even made it to the lodge on the first day, we had the most incredible white rhino sighting! He stayed and ate for a good 15 minutes before we drove off.
"Our Group." We spent every game drive, and a lot of our free time, with the Adams and Hermans. Kelly (the tall, blond man) was Mike's greatest audience!
Our "Sundowner" being set up by JP. South African beer and wine in the middle of the bush!
Our first elephant sighting. This was from the lodge when we were eating lunch the first day. Many more elephant photos to come!
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