ELEPHANT SMASHES MY GOPRO! and Kids Summer Schoool Swim Lessons in Africa_2

Tyler, do you need help? No. Do you want me to hold it while you climb up? I can do it. Yeah, do you need help? Want me to help you though? No. I got it. Tyler, you want me to help you? I can do it. Good morning. I'm from Africa. Zimbabwe. Welcome from Zimbabwe. Yeah. Jess, you come with him because I think this might be your new favorite place. I want to do one, two, three. Okay. Ready? One, two, three. Yay. What do you guys do with your kids while you guys are recording these videos? Let's do a camera flip and find out. We lock them outside. That's what we do. Okay. We'll be fast. Okay? Give us like six minutes. No. Go sit down, buddy. For like a little bit. Go find some bugs. Do the good morning from Zimbabwe and then say ... and then talk about that place. Okay. And then peace sign that. Yep. Oh, yeah. Okay. Go for it. Good morning from Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe. Peace sign. Oh, my goodness. What's this? And look at this view. You're just bathing in nature. Yeah, this is pretty crazy. All right, you guys get out. Wait, and then look how cool all these canvas drop downs. Yeah. Wow. And then you have this- This is a shower. ... indoor, outdoor shower. All the way down is the kids' room. Guys, keep going. It's the kids' room. Whoa. What's this thing? It's just for you guys. What's this thing? It's an activity book just for you. Oh, we got a hammock outside? Okay. We got to take it outside now. We're going to have a canvas, babe. It's like- Oh, my goodness. You realize there's going to be elephants like right there potentially. What if we hear them like in the middle of the night? Can I go see? Mom? Hey. Yeah. Can I go see, Mom? No. Stay over here, buddy. Don't get down there. Why? Look, some elephant got mighty close. Go. Take off your shoes. Can I put it on the bed if Dorothy didn't? Yeah. You want to see Dorothy's cool trick? Yeah. Can I try to do that? Maybe. I don't know how to do it. Do you want me to swap? You can do a front one. Just do like a front roll. But can I- Can I please just try? I can do it. This is our summer semes- Wait, what? This is our semester- Oh, never mind. This is our summer semester on safari. Your turn. This is our semester on safari. This week, I feel like our whole family learned a ton. Well, so much of it was from our guide, and it makes such a big difference when you can tell that your guide absolutely loves what they do. And it can change your life. So much about the animals, the bush, just every little small detail, everything. We had a wonderful guide named Calvin, and his love and passion for the animals and the wildlife, it was contagious, and we loved it. And then also, he was just wonderful with the kids. The little things that he showed, he showed us how to make an African bush toothbrush, and he showed Manila how to make a bird trap, and all these little things that were just That's because he grew up in the bush. Look at it. Oh, Zimbabwe, the winner. Wait, is that really poop? Yeah. That's Zimbabwe poop. All right, Mom, go compete. No. Hey, who wants to compete? Who wants to compete? Dad. I think you can. Hey, my tongue is broken. Tali, you want to try? No. That's disgusting. Disgusting. Who wants to hold it? I'll hold it. Mom will? Yes, I am going to leave you. I don't. Wait, really? You're, like, afraid of those? He's nice. Look, he's just sitting. Who wants to hold? Oh, my gosh. Okay. How did you put it on? You just grab the back part? Yes. Just grab the leg. Should I trap Doris? Do you remember the night we arrived? Eenie, meenie, catch a tiger by his toe. No. Our first full elephant comes up while we were at dinner. And we were, like, just so excited. And we, like, we're going to go to, like, the manager and be like, will you let us know? Like, we can come back from a drive early to see an elephant at the waterhole. Like, we never want to miss these opportunities. And little did we know that these elephants are constantly in and out of this waterhole. We set up a camera and then we smashed it. All right. So, as a mother, how difficult were these very cold mornings? It was so cold! I mean, it sounds silly to say, but one of my favorite things about this stop were the freezing cold mornings. Because it was just, like, us together as a family, like, on a mission. And working together. Because we would, like, stuff our clothes to the bottom of the bed so in the morning we could, like, put on, like, not-frozen clothes. I'm telling you, it was, like, two degrees Celsius. Where's my otter suit? It's right here under the bed, buddy. See it? Under the floppa-woppa. One sleepy kitten. Two sleepy kittens. Three sleepy kittens. Oh, look how warm this girl is. Oh, Callie, look. Some more acacia pods fell off the tree. Should we feed them to the elephants? You want to feed them to the elephants? Okay, what is the bird called that stole your muffin? Zazu. Yeah. Zazu. He's mean. Zazu. They've come to watch over you. Hey! No! Oh, he wants the muffin! Zazu. Yeah? Zazu took my muffin. Yeah. Remember he tried to steal your toast and honey? Yeah. Thank you. Have fun. You warm? Oh my gosh. I'm getting warm. Callie, you warm? Yeah. Callie, you got your hot pouch? Oh, and a muffin. You got a donut? Do you want me to hold it while you climb up? So that you don't lose it again. Yeah, want me to hold it? Oh, let me hold it while you climb up. Alright. Callie, where did it go? I dropped it. You dropped it again? Yeah. Oh, no donut. Auntie's getting you one, okay? Don't drop it! She gets you one, you tell her a big thank you, Auntie. Thank you. Callie, what are you hoping to see? I want those cuddles. What's wrong with my ears? We've spent a lot of days on safari over the last few years and never, ever, ever have we seen African wild dogs. They're super rare, but the more and more you learn about wild dogs, they easily become your favorite animal. The way that they work together, everything about them. They're super lethal, like they're the most successful hunters of all the animals on safari and we had the most incredible experience with them in the morning and then again in the evening. Wow. Oh my goodness. They're stunning. Oh, this is so special. I know, I've never seen these. Oh, they're beautiful. Shh. So what animals did we study this week, Callie? Wilds. Send it to Callie. Wild dogs. Yeah. And wild dogs work together as a baseball team. As a baseball team? As a football team. Oh, yeah. And they're not a football team. Yeah. Like one. To catch food. They work together as a football team and. To work together. They mostly have 10 babies. The most is 17. Isn't that a lot? Callie, do you know there's 17 of you? There's 17 of them and a lot of them. Yeah. And if one is sick, the other one, the others go hunt and guess what they do with it? Because food they also cut. Does anybody know? Um, ew. Wait, what did you say again? They throw it up. Ew. There's an alpha male and an alpha female that weave a whole pack. Every single one has different patterns and spots on their fur. You know, I think it happens every day. Six. Twenty. Maybe he's the alpha. They're so good at that aren't dog. Mom, you want to see my picture? I love that picture. You see that? Anytime you're on safari, anytime you're amongst wildlife, you can't control or predict anything. And so a lot of it is just whatever the universe is willing to provide you. And everything I'm about to show you happened in one day. Perhaps our most epic day. I feel more comfortable with the caboose because of these guys. Oh, oh, we got three of them up there. Who's going to win? Dorothy, Manila, or Cali. Wow. Manila or Cali. And they're like teaching them how to do this. Guys. It's like a hut. Do you see the sweat dripping? Mama's so scared. Cali, you want me to help you? I can do it. Guys, here comes the elephant. It's time to be quiet. How's the slow take-off? Um, I don't remember. I remember. Secretary bird. Look at that one. Look at it go. Oh, slow take-off. Slow take-off, yes. Oh, look at that. Yes. Look at that. Yeah. Secretary bird. Cali's birds. Cali, did you see her? What's the bird of the slow take-off? I don't remember. Cali, it's secretary bird. Cali, what's the bird of the slow take-off? Secretary. Oh, there it is. All right, so we have this family tradition that at the end of every day, we will ask each other, what was your favorite specific moment of that day? Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Sometimes I lay under the moon. I thank God I'm breathing. And then I pray don't take me soon. I am here for a reason. So when I asked Jess, what was your favorite moment? You kind of had one that was your favorite and least favorite. It was being with the kids on safari. Like there's just so many times where I just, we're always like cuddling and holding each other and looking at the wildlife and it's like, it's so special. And then there's other times where you're with these super dangerous animals and you're like, this is the worst ever. And like you, like as a mom, your stomach's just like churning. Like I, I don't know if you want to like cut this into this video, but like probably all of the audio to Garrett's like beautiful photography is me being like, Manal, sit down. Kelly, be quiet. Dorothy, Dorothy, don't move. Stay over here, buddy. Don't get down there. Sit down. We're really proud of our kids. It takes a certain type of behavior and reverence to be around wildlife, especially here on safari. And I mean, Kelly's three years old and when he needs to be quiet, he's been quiet. When he needs to hold still, he's still. I think safari is amazing, especially for families. I wouldn't recommend it though. Unless your kids can listen well and behave well. Like you really do need to be able to. Otherwise it's very dangerous. Look at their bellies. Are those full bellies? Kelly's done. Oh, that's beautiful. Wow. Jess, this is another boy. Manal, let's go. Hmm. I just want to know your like highlight of the last few days here. There's an elephant by the pool. Let's go. There's an elephant in the pool. Let's go. Okay. We set up acacia pods on the walls and the elephants came and ate them. You're doing one at a time? Manal, it takes a bunch of you. Okay. Hey Manal. Manal, do not fall in that water. That's what I was just going to say. Do not fall in that water, buddy. Why? It is dirty. Dirty and poopy. Poopy and dirty. It is literally poop water, Manal. You got some? Kelly, what are those? Pods. Babe, if they knock that in, dude, you're getting it. Come on, elephants. Oh, yeah. It worked! Wait, where's your GoPro? Oh, no. I hope this video does Somalisa acacia justice because, man, it is so special. Wonderful, wonderful families. Check out their website. Check out their Instagram. Like, holy moly. It's very special. Thank you so much to the wonderful staff and our guide for just giving us such an unreal experience. We're super grateful. All right. See you guys. Acha Terezi.