A Roaring Good Time!

On Memorial Day, we went to the National Tiger Sanctuary in Bloomsdale, Missouri. These are tigers that have been rescued from situations where they were treated terribly. The staff at the Sanctuary nurse them back to health and now they are doing very well. We had been wanting to go visit them because they will be moving the Sanctuary in July. These are some of our favorite pictures from that day.

This is T.J., the white tiger. There are big areas where they can run around and then they can come up into these smaller areas where we could see them more closely.



It rained for a little while, but that didn't stop Mya and Brad from checking out T.J. and him checking her out, as well.



I like this picture of Mya watching T.J. giving us a little roar in the rain.





The tigers were so beautiful! Mya liked watching the tigers walk around, especially T.J. and his sister, Dee.







Banshee was having a skittish day, but she decided to strut her stuff for Mya.



Mya was such a good listener during the informational part. We are looking at a bowling ball that one of the tigers broke in half.





These are some of the "tiger toys"...they shredded these tires in a matter of minutes!



Grandma Jane and Mya with Mariah at feeding time...good thing there are two cages!



Brad getting lunch ready for Mariah's sister, Sierra.



They actually got to feed all 7 of the tigers. They went right down the row and fed each tiger chicken and beef. The tigers that were waiting their turn were just a little impatient and vocal.



Look at those paws!



Mya's cousin Josh feeding the tigers.



Mya's Uncle Brian and cousin Angiolina taking a turn.



Mya and Mommy taking one last look at T.J. on the deck before we leave.



Mommy, Mya & Daddy in front of one of the Tiger's roaming areas. Mya's hand was in her mouth most of the time...it seems that the Tiger Sanctuary is where she discovered her first tooth, which surfaced on the bottom.



Thank you, Grandma Jane, for such a fun day! We were so glad that we got to see the tigers before they move away.