Ebbert Reunion Day 3

Day 3 of the Excellent Ebbert Reunion was spent in the car. Sounds boring, huh? Nope! I think it was the favorite day for most of the kids. We drove a little ways outside Fort Worth to a drive thru Safari Park. We wanted to maximize how many people got to be by an open window so we opened the Suburban hatch and had four kids back there: Ben, Lawson, Lizzy and Jacob. Adam and April had the middle row, with Greg and I up front. Anna went with Grandma and Grandpa and her cousin Alia. Both my brothers had some in their cars too. We had food we could throw out to the animals. The brave ones tried to get the animals to eat out of their hands. Todd's car suffered a swift hoofing from a Zebra and an ostrich attacked ours. I really don't like Ostriches. They scare me. Luckily all people got out unscathed. A big thanks to Todd and Deanna. Their car was behind ours so they took lots of pictures of the kids in the back. The kids seriously LOVED this day.

Sometimes the animals would just stick their head right into your window. This is not even the best picture to depict that. They got really close.

When Jake wasn't in the back he would hang out up front with me.

Adam trying to feed the Zebras.

I love this picture because of Lizzy's face in the back of the suburban as the Zebra was sticking his head in.

The crew managed to have a great time even when there were no animals right there. Ben, Lawson, Lizzy, and Jacob.

Look at Ben's face in this one. There were several times when Ben and Jacob would bolt over the back seat as an animal got too close for comfort. Lawson had no fear. Lizzy was somewhere in between.

Oops! Over the seat, a little too close!

Adam again.

Here you can see how the animals get their heads right in there. Also notice how the kids all climb over the seats to get as close as possible.

The giraffes were a favorite of everyone. Here is the giraffe enjoying a piece of Shane's car. He was in front of us.

Lizzy feeding the giraffe.

Jacob feeding the giraffe.

Another great pic from Todd and Deanna.

Here are all the cousins at the end of a long day in the car still with smiles on their faces. Grandpa bought them all a little something at the gift shop.

Here's a funny one. What a great group of kids. It is so fun to get together.