Greetings again! See, I really am back and posting regularly, as promised! I wanted to add a few more shots from our recent adventures with my parents. We did two trips while they were here, one was a return visit to what is rapidly becoming our favorite lodge (short-ish drive, great food, tolerate, and may even like, our kids), and the second was our first trip down to the local water feature. Both outings went quite well and everyone got to see lots of neat critters.
A troop of monkeys spent one night at the lodge, which meant they did a lot of frolicking during the day. We spent a good bit of time watching "monkey TV" which K and T both enjoyed.
The falls. It is hard to get a picture that even begins to capture how large the falls actually are. They were much cooler than I had anticipated.
I continue to be fascinated by the hippos. They are just such odd creatures. These are a couple we disturbed while they were sunbathing on a sandbar. They managed to hop up and scurry into the water with amazing speed and agility for creatures of their bulk. Once in the water they hung out and gave us dirty looks for a while.
We also had the treat of seeing two elephants amble into the river for a quick late afternoon shower. 
T in her "safari" gear. I think I managed to dress her in animal themed clothing the entire trip, which is as close to "safari" as a 9-month-old needs to get.
One of the big crocs getting some sun. You don't see as many crocs as I had expected. I don't know if there is just less population density than you usually get with gators, or if the crocs or more shy, but it isn't like seeing a whole bank full of gators in Florida. You may see one or two over the course of a trip, but the ones you do see are usually impressive specimens.
K playing tour guide during our boat trip. She was much more interested in the animals this time around and excited to share them with her grandparents.
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