BEWARE...PICTURE OVERLOAD! Trip part 1

So my mom and Grandma came to the Philippines to visit and we had such a blast. They were here for 2 1/2 weeks and we took a TON of pictures. I don't even know where to start and how to blog all these without this becoming a picture-fest. So sorry. Hope you like the pictures though.

We went to Subic (a town where the old US air force base used to be). It is right on the beach. We stayed over night and enjoyed the beach, Zoobic (see tigers below) and Ocean Adventure (where Jax became a celebrity). This picture is on the way to Subic. It is a beautiful drive with lots of green scenery.

A Random litttle monkey on the way. Grandma took loads more pictures of the monkeys we saw. I'll have to get them from her.

Gabby enjoying the sand. (Which may still be found on her. The stuff is impossible to get off ;).)

She loved sitting in the water waiting for the waves to hit her.

Kessee buried Jax in the sand. He had so much sand on him when he got in the shower we could have made our own beach there.

Kessee and Jaxton enjoying a little boat ride. Jax was in heaven.

The hotel we stayed in. Looking out the windows you could see the beach. We just walked right out to it the water. It was really nice.

Jax was selected to be the special guest in the dolphin show. Because of that we paid for Gabby to pet the dolphin after the show.

Jax and the dolphin he got to work with during the show.

They had him raise his hand above his head and the dolpin shot up out of the water surprising him and getting him soaked. It was really cute.

Dancing with the dolphin.

Feeding the dolpin. Jax was so excited to be a part of the show. They said they yo uhave to be 7 to do it. My mom told them Jax was really mature for his age so they said he could do it. Thanks Grandma!!! (See video below of Jax in the show).

After Ocean Adventure we went to Zoobic. It is a Zoo with the largest Tiger exhibit in the Philippines.

Feeding the goats.

Up close and personal with this Tiger!

The best part about Zoobic is the Tiger ride. You get in this caged vehicle and they drive you into an area with raoming tigers. They then feed it a raw chicken through this trap door thing. (Used to be live chickens but they changed it a few years back. I think China still does it that way though).
The tiger eating the chiken. I was sitting right next to the guy. A bit creepy. My mom was a little freaked out. As you can see from her face. At one point the tiger almost took off the guys hand and my mom let out a blood curdling scream. It was pretty funny. :)

Grandma enjoying the tiger ride.

The World War II american cemetery.

All these rows and columns are filled with names of soldiers whose remains are still missing.

Making homemade oreo cookies with mom and Grandma.

Riding the merry-go-round.

Shoppping at a local market with local made goods. Tiendisitas.

Jeepney's were my Grandma's favorite part of the trip. She was fascinated by them. They are old WWII vehicles that we left behind and are now used for local transportaion.

Jax and Grandma

So I have tons more pictures to post of the trip. Most likely they will come in the form of a collage since I have so many. Stay tuned.

Jax in the dolphin show. Sorry for the poor quality I was using my digital camera.