Mike the Tiger

Last Friday, when Stephen, Mel, Kyle, and Ryan were here, we took a trip to see Mike the Tiger. (And for those of you who aren't familiar with LSU and its traditions - because I certainly didn't know this before we lived here - LSU has a real tiger as its real-life mascot. And his name is Mike. He lives in a nice facility!)

We got a family photo with the statue of Mike.



Kyle had fun climbing and playing on the statue of Mike.

And Kyle loved watching Mike pace back and forth.


Claire's first trip to see Mike. I'm sure we'll see him again and again!

Then, Kyle was Uncle Bando's personal trainer as they ran up and down the ramps.

After seeing Mike, we went to City Park. (Thanks, Dana and Stacy, for telling me about this park! It's very nice!) Kyle played for a little while on the little kid playground, but he was running circles around the other kids. He soon headed to the big kid playground, (which was recommended for kids 5 and up. - And Kyle's 3!) He had fun playing with the bigger kids.

Ryan stayed awake,

and Claire went to sleep.

And then the most thrilling moment of the day came - to those who are observant. While Jordan, Stephen, Mel, Kyle, and some other kids played frisbee, Jordan noticed a hawk fly and land in a tree. We all saw it and thought it was cool. Then I didn't think much more about it. Okay, I didn't think about it at all. Well, Jordan kept his eye on the hawk, and later he watched as the hawk dove for a squirrel! Let's just say the hawk won! (And the hawk scared one of the little boys who was playing with Kyle. He ran and hid behind Stephen and asked if the hawk was going to eat them, too). It's safe to say that seeing that predator-prey encounter definitely made Jordan's day!