John-Heath's New Friends

Okay - this is kinda creepy but I couldn't resist sharing it with you.

Ren is in volleyball camp this week, with yesterday being the first of three days we will spend at Cumberland University. I will post some pictures from this once it ends (This isn't the creepy part, unless you have some unnatural, Adrian-Monk-type fear of team sports).

Now, to a young lad of five, high school volleyball can be quite the bore. So, in an effort to keep John-Heath entertained and stave off any rebellion for having to sit hours on end in a gym, John took him on a tour of the campus.

Well, the visit to Memorial Hall was such a hit with my son that he just had to take me on my very own tour.

Caution: If you are a member of PETA you will probably be offended, and possibly rightfully so, but my little boy thought this was a pretty cool site to see.

This is an exhibit donated many years ago to the school by a family. John-Heath was in awe of all the animals. I am in awe of people who have this much money and the things on which they spend it.


The grand staircase.

John explaining about some of the animals.




John-Heath was not on board with the idea of having his picture made with this lion until his dad offered to hold him.

As a sidenote - Cumberland is the university where my husband's grandfather and his brothers received their law degrees in the early part of the last century, each attending in turn and then helping a younger brother follow after him. John has always been proud of this story.

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