Meet Our Cubs - Season 3

This slideshow has been a long time in the making. Ever since we made our first slideshow, we have enjoyed making slideshows to remember the cubs we all had at the same time, hence the word seasons. Here is a slideshow to document and commemorate our time with Meerkat, Otter, Wallaby, Flamingo, Penguin, Kitten, and Puppy. While Meerkat, Otter, Flamingo, and Penguin have moved on to other opportunities and "seasons" in their life, we very much enjoyed the season we had with them. We love all of you very much!
 

Since we've had some more transition in the last month, Season 4 will be soon to come!

Seasons Change (Quickly)

We have been wanting to update the blog for quite some time now, but time just got away from us once again. We've had lots of fun interacting with our cubs the past few months, and they have kept us super busy. We are thankful that spring finally seems to be right around the corner, and we have been taking advantage of the opportunity to get outside on the recent warmer days.

 

 

It seems like just a short time ago that we welcomed Flamingo and Penguin into our home. Well, two weeks ago we found out that they will be moving out of state because of a new job offer that their dad received. April 26th was their last day, and we had an enjoyable time laughing and playing with them. Wish we could have updated the blog a lot sooner, but here are some of the highlights that we will remember in having the girls in our home.

One of Flamingo's favorite things to do was play Bowling games with us on the Wii. She would get super competitive with each of us, and especially loved getting strikes. She also loved to play fashion puzzles, playdoh, outside, and have craft time, especially when Puppy came over. We especially enjoyed making snowmen and kites to decorate our door. Most importatly, she was an awesome helper with the little kids and very eager to serve. She would often jump to her feet to help out before being asked and was very perceptive in anticipating other people's needs around her. I'm sure Meerkat will miss his playmate and Otter will miss giving his many hugs and kisses away.

 

 

On their final day, Flamingo came with her long, curly hair down instead of in the usual braids. It was fun to watch her hair free-flow and wave around as she was super active in laughing, helping, singing, walking on tiptoe, and trying to take down the ever-strong Keegaroo in a final afternoon show down. She also showed off her special ring that her imaginary husband Rihad gave her.

Penguin will be dearly remembered as well. She LOVED snack time and often expressed her need by saying "uh, uh" and pointing to the snack stash. She would often walk around with her cheerio cup and leave a little trail behind her. She was very good at smearing yogurt all over the place at lunch time and had an infectious laugh. Her favorite thing to do, aside from snack time, was to give sweet little kisses to Wallaby on a regular basis. We love how she was just learning new words like "Yesh", "Acesh", and "Baby". Let's not forget the ever famous "Burrrrr", which is how she asked for her bottle.

We will be working on getting a Season 3 slideshow put together soon in order to capture some of the fun times we've had the girls and guys, but in the meantime we hope you enjoy the pictures we've posted of their last few days with us. We are so thankful that Flamingo and Penguin were in our home for this season and that they have joined our lasting legacy of lovable little ones! Lots of love and blessings to you and your family as you venture on a new journey!

 

 

New Faces, Flamingo and Penguin

We are pleased to introduce Flamingo and Penguin as the newest members of Lion's Pride Den.  I wanted to introduce them sooner, but things have been very busy with the holidays. We were also in full swing last month picking up Puppy from school while her dad was away. He has since returned, Puppy is back in school, and we still have occasional visits with her. We started care for our new cubs on November 26, 2012. They have a rotating schedule and come 31 hours one week and 11 hours the following week.  We seem to be normalizing now that Christmas is over, and we've gotten adjusted to the new changes in our schedule. 

We are very thrilled to have the girls join our crew of boys and balance things out a bit. Flamingo is a very big helper with the little ones and has a cheerful disposition. Penguin has a contagious laugh and can be very vocal at times trying to communicate her excitement over our puppy, Ace, or immediate need for a snack.

It took some time to find just the right names for Flamingo and Penguin. Because Flamingo is older, she had some say in the matter and took some time to decide which name she wanted out of the several that we had picked out for her. One of the main reasons we chose Flamingo is because of the way she walks around the house on her tippy-toes and performs many ballet steps and jumps. Other names in the running were, Panda and Giraffe because of her long curly brown hair, and for some reason Platypus was on her mind as well. I think it came from her love of Phineas and Ferb. However, Flamingo seems to fit best because of her graceful and delicate way she walks around.

Penguin received her name because she is a little toddler that waddles around just like a penguin does. She also makes the cutest raspberry expression (as if she is cold) with her mouth when she wants a bottle, so we decided it would be a good fit for her as well. We also considered Panda for her because of the desire pick her up and cuddle her cuteness. Sometimes naming cubs is a bit tough, but I am very happy with our final decision. 

Here's a bit of joy that we've experienced with all our cubs since the changes happened. We hope you enjoy all the fun expressions as much as we do!