And here is another display, the golden lion tamerins. 
All the kids on a bear. We had a great time!
Eva, Alyssa & Jude.
Another new attraction at the zoo is the Rainforest Carosel. Eva is on a cheetah and Alyssa is on a frog.
One of the other cool items at the museum is this Rolls Royce!
Ice truck.
Alyssa is not as in love with horses as Joceline, but she did want to pet them.
The fine print says John Deere Wagon Co. The very small beginning of a big endeavor!
Swimming at The Villages is a must! Some of the fun the girls have with their Dad!
We couldn't resist an invitation from Danielle to visit with her, Steve, Nady and of couse, the little man himself, Xavier!
John entertaining Xavier (or at least trying to!).
Joceline & Xavier.
Joceline & Danielle (who had burned her arm at work earlier in the week).
It's a little easier to pick up Alyssa, but not much!
And Alyssa with Xavier.
And here are my girls with my folks. 
On Saturday June 26th was the gymnastics exhibition at Silvia's Gymnastics. Unfortately Jasmine couldn't be there (she was missed, though!) but here are some video clips of Alyssa. This first clip is with Mr. Rob who is one of the best instructors at Silvia's, as he is also an official judge with USA Gymnastics. So, when he tells you how to do it right, you're getting it from an official!
And here is Alyssa on the balance beam doing a cartwheel. She is still working on landing back on the beam, but this is how they start...getting comfortable just doing what you see here.
Here is the last video of Alyssa. This is showing some of the skills they learn on the floor. The first lady in the video helping Alyssa is Silvia Mitova Hutchinson, owner of Silvia's Gymnastics. She was an olypic gymnast for Bolgaria in the 80's, and comes from a long line of olympians. Both her parents were olympians and also work at this facility. The final video clip is of some of the college girls who competed at nationals this year; they are on the balance beams.
So we finally got a new camcorder! Here is Alyssa on the balance beam and Jasmine on the uneven bars (and no, Jasmine shouldn't be hooking her right arm over the bar to get up, but it's a start!). Alyssa definitely wants to continue with gymnastics next year, and Jasmine hasn't quite made up her mind yet, but I'm pretty sure she'll continue as well.
And here I am trying not to cry! 
John did a much better job hiding his emotions, although he told me later he almost broke down at this point!
This was right before the ceremony started...such a pretty girl and we couldn't be prouder of how well she did and who she is becoming.
NBC Studios
From inside the UN, here is a display on landmines which are now banned in most countries.
A shot of an interesting statue...
The Coneheads from SNL...
Brianna, Joceline & Lucy
