May 13 2010

Once again, we defer to our resident expert

(discussing a movie over breakfast)

LR: What’s a Wampa, again?

Dad: It’s a big hairy thing, like a yeti. He was busy looking for something, and the Wampa came up behind him and…

RJ: (yelling) YETIS DO NOT HAVE FUR!

Dad: (surprised) What? Yes they do. They’re snow creatures; they need to keep warm.

LR: Yeah! Like artic foxes and polar bears!

RJ: THEY ARE NOT HAIRY! They just aren’t!

Dad: But most animals in cold climates need fur to keep warm.

RJ: Listen… When I was little, I saw a whole movie about it called “Yetis Alive“, and they don’t have fur!

Dad & LR: But…

RJ: You don’t know anything about this! They have snow berries to keep them warm!

Dad: Okay, fair enough… Yetis don’t have fur…

Dad: (turning back to LR) So, Wampas are just like Yetis… except they’re covered in fur.

Bill Goes to Work


Feb 19 2010

Down South Again!

Last weekend, we took another trip down south — this time much shorter, but still lots of fun. We went exploring a Karri forest, visited a wildlife park and climbed some huge rocks.

Not siblings... Just friends. These are three of the many rescued joeys at the wildlife park.

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