African Lion Safari….

I took the girls to African Lion Safari today. We had a typical African Lion Safari related discussion en route.

Ellie: “Mommy, why does the Italy flag have the colours red, green and white? Aren’t those Christmas colours?”

Well yes.

Hanna: White is for snow, green is for Christmas trees, red is for the blood Jesus lost when he died.

Hmmm.

Ellie: No, red is for Santa’s suit.

Hanna: Yeah Ellie. Santa’s suit is red to remind us about Jesus’ blood.

Ellie: Is the Italian flag red for Santa’s suit or Jesus’ blood?

When we finally got to the park and someone asked things like, “Mommy, is that an elk or a mountain lion?” I was quick to steer the conversation back to Santa’s suit designed as a tribute to Jesus.

We did get to ride an elephant which was pretty cool by this stay-at-home-mom’s standards. All these years, if only I had known I could have the appearance of slimmer legs if I just hoisted myself atop the largest circus animal on the planet.

Another nice distraction was when Hanna told someone her Dad has lasers for eyes. She meant that he had laser eye surgery but the idea of having lasers for eyes once again makes him seem way cooler than Mommy.

Thank Santa in heaven he doesn’t have a red suit.

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