Dollar Bowling

I took Lincoln bowling today with his cousins and my friend Lisa and her son James. She actually planned it, I just tagged along! And although there was a slight melt down on my Son's part about half way through, it wasn't all that horrible! And can I say my little guy is one buff kid. He was lifting his bowling ball all by himself and carrying it to the lane. Of course it wasn't a 15 pounder or anything but even with a 6 pound ball I was pretty impressed!

Tuesdays is dollar bowling at the Texas station so it makes for a fairly inexpensive activity. Especially if you can stay away from the snack bar! :) We bought two games for all the kids, but I think if we go again the little ones really don't need that many. They were pretty much done after the first round. So the other kids got a few more chances to practice their bowling skills!

After bowling, Lincoln and I picked up some lunch and headed over to the park to enjoy the beautiful weather we were having today! It was gorgeous! While we were there, I got a call from my sister who then came and joined us along with Lisa and James, and the Weinands. I think I spent over two hours at the park! And although I am sure there were other things I could have done today, like finishing the Christmas clean-up that was much more fun!

Merry Christmas 2009

Even though we split the day between two families I did not feel totally overwhelmed as in years past. To get the day started we had to wake Lincoln up for Santa at our house, so it took him a minute to warm up to the idea of opening presents. But once he realized he was getting some cool stuff there wasn't much coaxing to do . Other then trying to get him to stop playing with one toy long enough to open the next one :)

He has been into Dinosaurs lately so many of his gifts revolved around that and of course he got some new cars, because what little boy doesn't love to push cars around on the floor! Sadly, we didn't have much time to play at home before heading up to my Mom's house. But it wasn't much of a loss because once there we got to enjoy a yummy breakfast and open more gifts. We got some great things including some new Wii games, including Toy Story Mania and Super Mario Brothers. Both of which I think will be a blast to play.

From there we headed up to the LeFevre's where Lincoln once again got to open some awesome gifts. Including more dinosaurs and Mario Cart- which he was totally excited about! I just hope they realize what they have done to themselves! When he goes to Aunt Rachel's house that's all he wants to do! Now he will have his own game to play, and since he doesn't actually play the game he is going to need some help! We also ate a wonderful lunch, Prime Rib to be exact! It was so good!!

We did get to hang out for a little while at the LeFevre's before heading back to Nana's for another get together there with the family. Thankfully, we missed dinner as I am not sure I would have been able to eat anymore! Although, I did manage to leave room for pie!! And I must say it was so yummy too! Maybe it tastes better when you are the one who makes it!!

So overall, it was a very full day, but it was great to spend time with family and celebrate with my little boy!

Happy Birthday x 2

Today is Justin's birthday (he turned 32) which he will now share (something he is not too excited about) with our new...... niece! (Rachel never finds out what she is having so we are always kept in suspense until the end) The baby doesn't have an official name yet, so we can only refer to her as Baby Girl Terry but hopefully Rachel and John can figure something out before they leave the hospital. Brian and Ann say it is quite a hassle to leave and have to complete all the paperwork after the fact, an experience they had to deal with when they left the hospital with Danin. But they have a few more days to figure it out, as they probably won't be released until Wednesday morning.

I took Nana up to see the baby, so here she is holding her newest great grandchild! I can't remember what number this puts them at but its getting up there!

Christmas Lights

We took Lincoln to see the Christmas lights out at Sunset park again this year. Basically, a bunch of different companies from around the valley set up light displays throughout the park. Then between Thanksgiving and Christmas the park is open to car tours for a small fee. They even have a radio station you can tune in to for Christmas music to listen to as you move through the park. Lincoln's favorite displays were probably the "dinosaurs"! (Not all of the ones he pointed out were actual dinosaurs, one was more like a sea serpent.) But he is two so we will give him a break!

I took pictures, but can not seem to find them aywhere, but will post them as soon as I do! :)

My Little Entomologist

Okay, so Lincoln has been overly interested in bugs lately. He follows them around, picks them up, and gets excited when he sees a fly! He has also decided that Bees are great things. Nana Fe has a bunch of bees in her backyard, and he loves to watch them. He even talks to them from inside the house. Well, today he tried to touch them. And I bet you can guess what happened- that's right he got stung. But he did not just attempt it once, but twice in one day. So he did not learn his lesson very well. Luckily, we did find out that he's not allergic, so I guess that is a good thing!

Happy Turkey Day!

It was a day full of family, food , and fun! But since there was no football, it wasn't truly Thanksgiving, at least according to Brian! But I think, we had enough of everything else to make up for it. It was pretty crazy as usual, as we split the day between two families, but they were spread out far enough from each other to not make it completely insane.
Lincoln started out the day by making a new friend! GrandNana found a praying mantis in the backyard, so they put it in a jar and Lincoln carried it around. He was so cute with it. Talking to it and showing it the turkey. And when we were on our way to the LeFevre's he wanted to make sure the bug was ready to go too. It was adorable!
We hung out with the LeFevre's during the morning, blowing bubbles and taking pictures. Lincoln is obsessed with the camera, but he doesn't want to be in the picture, he wants to take the picture. SO it is quite hard to actually get him to smile and look at the camera without his arms stretched out for the camera. Sadly, most of the pictures Lincoln takes are just slivers of objects as he places his fingers over the lens. One of these days there might be more than one that comes out clear without help! But here is one of Aunt Rina that he had a little bit of help with the hand placement!
After enjoying some great food and pleasant company we headed for Nana & Papa Emersons, or in other words we went home! We enjoyed some more yummy food like the traditional Curried Cauliflower and a very moist baked turkey as well as a fried version. But sadly had to resort to canned gravy due to a little bit of scorching of the gravy--oops! I myself have never attempted to make the gravy, as just the explanation of the process is more than I can handle! :) For heavens sake how are you supposed to take it to the edge of being burnt without really completing that process? So although my Mom was frustrated with herself, we all survived!
Overall, we all ate too much as usual but sure had a ton of fun doing it! I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving as well!

Disney with the Girls

What is it with Disneyland! Perhaps it really is a magical place!? Whatever it is, I am enjoying it this weekend! Some of my old buddies from Roy Martin came to Anaheim for a Girls Weekend and so far it has been great. We drove down yesterday after work and will drive home tomorrow. So we don't get to spend to much time living it up. But I think that's okay because I'm already missing me boys!
Two of the girls have never been here before so it's fun to see their reaction to everything Disney! I think we have taken it pretty easy on them so far though. We are going to go into Disney California this evening so we'll see how they fare on Tower of Terror! I love that ride!! (Justin doesn't though so I like being able to ride it without being by myself.
We were a little worried when we first entered the park this mornig becuse the lady that ran our tickets through really made a fuss of telling us we had to make sure and get our hand stamped if we left- even those with Season Passes - because it was really busy. But based on the crowds we've seen we are not sure what crowds she was talking about. For heavens sake the standby line at Indiana Jones was only 25 minutes long. I think the longest line we stood in so far wa for the Matterhorn and that's only ecause it broke down while we were in it and we contemplated waiting for it to open back up. And to top it off the weather has been great, right around 65. So not to cold an not to hot! It's the perfect weekend to be here, but I hope no one figures that out. :)

Stuck

I think the video speaks for itself! :)

Loves to Play

My little man loves to play outside. And he has no fear at all. He will climb up almost anything, jump off everything and swing out over edges with no hesitation at all. No worries though! I have enough worries for the both of us!
I keep thinking that one of these days all his energy will wear off, and he'll just drop from exhaustion. :) But that day still has not come and I probably should not hold my breath that it ever will! But I have high hopes!! For now I guess I will just enjoy is enthusiasm.
He amazes me everyday! His Aunt Lorina sure is teaching him a lot of stuff. We are so lucky to have an early childhood specialist among us! And he just loves to learn. He is talking so much, and trying to really tell us all about what he knows. It's so much fun to be his Mom!

Update from my Phone??

Okay, this is the first time I am going to try and use my phone to update my Blog.

I'm a Coyote

Okay, for those of you who don't know I transferred schools this summer. I left Roy Martin Middle school where I had been working since I started my teaching career 10 years ago. What's strange is I was not even looking to leave, I was happy with my job. I loved all the people I worked with, and I really did not mind the work load. But an opportunity arouse, I applied, and I was hired. So now I am a member of the Southwest Career and Technical Academy. A brand new High School that opened up here in Vegas this year.
Although, I was a little worried about the transition. I must say a really do love my new school. It has been pretty exciting to open a brand new school. A little different than opening the new Roy Martin campus, but that experience has been very beneficial to what I have done this year. It helps to already now some of the questions that need to be asked. :)
I definitely miss all my wonderful friends from Martin, but I can honestly say I don't miss the work load. To be able to leave work when the sun is still out is a definite improvement! I have been able to spend so much more time with my little man, it has made the move worth it. Who knows maybe I'll stay at SWCTA for another 10 years!

Happy Halloween!

What a great day! We started the morning at Soccer, followed by Donuts! How can that be bad! From there we hung out until the Ward Trunk-or-Treat this evening. And although it was a pretty small gathering, the kids still had fun and Lincoln collected enough candy to keep his Daddy happy for awhile! :)
As we were trying to figure out what to do about a costume this year, we just couldn't find anything "cute" that fit our little boys personality! But then I came across a UPS Delivery Truck costume online, and I thought that was the perfect fit. (For those of you who don't know Justin works at UPS!) So I ordered it online and it came quite awhile ago, just waiting to be opened.
But for some reason, I started thinking I needed something else to make it really "pop". So I decided it would be fun to try and turn his wagon into a UPS truck. Of course I did not think of the idea weeks ago, so instead had to make this thought a reality today. But considering, I think it came out great! (It went even better once my Mom and sister stopped by and gave me the idea to go over the top instead of all the way around! That was soooooo much easier!!) And it really did make the "outfit"! I also made him a box to act as his Trick-or-Treat bag. Overall, I think it turned out great!

Nevada Day=Fun!

Can I say I love Nevada Day! Always have! Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the celebration of said day always fell on Halloween as a child growing up, which meant a vacation day was in store. (Which many times meant a quick trip to Disneyland to take advantage of much smaller crowds-since not everyone gets Nevada Day off!) And now as an Adult it still means I get a day off of work right around Halloween! We did not plan a trip to Disneyland but we still had a great day.
Lincoln woke up at 4 in the morning, so that wasn't the best start to the day. But luckily, he did go back to sleep so I got to sleep in a little bit past my usual 4:45 wake up time! We met Justins family at Claim Jumpers for Lunch-love their pretzels!! If you have never had one, don't! It's better that way, because once you have them no pretzel is ever good enough again. It is kind of like pizza. If you have never had New York Pizza, you don't realize just how bad all other pizza is! :)
It is always fun to spend time with family. And Aunt Donna and Uncle Alex love spending time with the boy. I imagine they like the rest of us too, but Lincoln is generally the center of everyone's attention!
After lunch we headed out to Floyd Lamb State park. Justin and I had not been back there since taking our engagement pictures. Quite a bit has changed since then, but it's still pretty much the same as it has been. We brought a ton of bread to feed the ducks. And what started out as a fun adventure for Lincoln turned into a feeding frenzy!! You would think those animals had not eaten in months! If it had just been ducks it would not have been bad, but with the large number of geese that we attracted, everyone had to retreat to the table tops, just to get away from them! It was crazy how many of those dang birds we attracted. Lincoln wasn't too scared of them, but he wasn't too excited when they tried to eat out of his hands. It did not take those birds long to eat every piece of bread we had brought!
We took a kite with us, but did not even bother to get it out of the car considering their really was no wind. I swear this town has the strangest weather! One day the wind gusts are up to 65 miles per hour, the next the temperature soars into the high seventies. It's just weird!

Mr. Jack-o-Lantern

We found an awesome Pumpkin at Costco a few weeks back and have been waiting for the perfect opportunity to turn it into a Jack-O-Lantern! We thought about it doing it earlier this week, but it was extremely cold and windy. (Okay, not as cold as some places, but cold enough to not want to stand outside carving pumpkins!)
So today was the first time that we were both home without anything pressing on our time and the weather was cooperating. So we went ahead with the carving process. Now Lincoln has been engrossed with his Pumpkin ever since it came home with him, but he was not too sure about touching the innards! The only reason it looks like he might be helping is he wanted to hold the tools. But if we are being honest, Daddy did all the work. Well, Mommy cut off the top and pulled out some of the guts, but generally Daddy did do most of the work.
We had a few different books of possible pumpkin carvings to choose from, but then decided they were all a little small for this giant pumpkin in front of us, and Lincoln really did not have that much of an opinion about what to do. We even contemplated carving two or three different ones all around the pumpkin-which I am glad to say we opted against!
Finally, we decided to just do a run of the mill Jack-o-Lantern. We asked Lincoln what shapes he wanted for eyes, the nose and the mouth. Which he is used to because he goes online with Aunt Rina and builds "virtual" pumpkins quite a bit! So he chose triangles for the eyes, a circle or oval for the mouth and a happy mouth with "teef"!! According to Lincoln, it is a cute pumpkin!

My Little Soccer Stud

We signed Lincoln up for the Fall soccer season and he has been playing since September. He loves soccer, but sometimes he is not much of a fan of the actual "practice" and "play with others" part of soccer. But he is only 2, so I guess it is to be expected. He is amazingly coordinated for a two year old. He can run and keep the ball with him as he goes, so in my book that is pretty good for a two year old.

My Poor Neglected Blog

Man, what a slacker I am. I guess I have been enjoying my summer so much, I have not taken the time to actually post the goings on for over a month! And now I am back at work and so there will be no more fun to speak of! At least not for awhile. I think I better gear up for crazy mode again! Opening a school is just one problem after another, on top of the normal set up that needs to occur to get a school rolling in the first place. Anyway, we did do some fun things since July so I will try and make it back here and tell you a little bit about it. But right now I am exhausted and I have no idea where my camera is. And it would not be fun to tell you about our activities without some pictures to go along with the story. I hope everyone else has not been as neglectful as I have!

Seeing Shamu

Since we wanted to pick up a few things at IKEA to help with storage at Nana's house, we decided to make a weekend of it. (It is pretty sad that we don't have an IKEA here in town, or maybe it's a good thing we don't. I think I could spend a lot of money there.) Anyway, we headed down to San Diego Friday after work for a short weekend trip. And since we had Lincoln with us, we decided it was time to introduce him to Shamu.
I have actually only been to the Sea World in Florida, so this was my first trip to the San Diego park as well. I love all the shows they offer. It is so interesting to see how different animals can be trained. Lincoln enjoyed the Pet Show the most I think, but he was also really into the whales during the Shamu show as well. He also was enthralled by the Walrus and the fact hat there was Popcorn everywhere! :) He was not too sure about the whole getting wet thing. And I was extremely glad that we had seats a little higher and to the left than some other rather unfortunate audience members when we watched the dolphin show.
Overall, we had a great time at the park. It was a pretty nice day considering it was the middle of the summer- not too hot and not too crowded. Plus we had plenty of time after to make our way to IKEA to pick up a few closet organizers and doors for the Food Storage area we are trying to build at Nana's.

Should have known better!

Over the past couple of days Lincoln has decided it is pretty funny to take off his own diaper, pretty much whenever he feels like it. Especially, if his pants have already been removed for whatever reason. So I should have known better than to take his pants off today after church. But he just looked hot, and I really did not think to much about it.
Well, after dinner Justin and I were cleaning up in the Kitchen. Everything was pretty much done and I had started on making some shortcake, so Justin went into the front room. And what he found was totally disgusting! Lincoln had decided to take his diaper off, the problem was that the diaper in question was full of "poop"! Now let's just say that Justin does not do well with messy diapers, so when he found Lincoln covered in his own feces, I was afraid I was going to have two messes to clean up!!
I rushed Lincoln up to the tub and cleaned him off, while Justin gagged his way through the cleanup in the Living Room! I am hoping we can save his beanbag, but that is yet to be determined! Maybe I need to seriously consider this potty training thing! I just don't want to start to early! But if he is going to take his diaper off, he needs to know that he just can not go to the bathroom where ever he wants!

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July! What a fun filled day! What's better than swimming on a hot day followed by fireworks! We had tons of fun at Nana's house swimming with Rachel, John, the kids, and Nana. It was a perfect day for it, being it was over 100 degrees here in town!
Lincoln started "swimming" on his own. Okay, he still had floaties on, but he was moving around on his own without the help of Mom or Dad. We started out with a small distance between Justin and I and had him quick his way to the other person. Pretty soon he was all over the pool. I tell you it does not take much for this kid to pick up on things! He doesn't use his arms very much but he can get around pretty quickly! And I wouldn't trust him without the floaties, but he seemed to love the independence "swimming" allowed! Here is a short video showing off his new skills~

We went over to Worthen Circle this evening to participate in a Potluck/Fireworks ward activity. It was fine, Lincoln had fun running around with all the other kids. I kn ow I have said it before, but that kid sure can run fast! He was chasing Rydman on his Bike and was keeping up pretty well!
He loved the fireworks! He was all smiles. And he clapped for everything. Even the smoke bombs! (My question is why anyone wastes their money on those!! Sorry to anyone who lists these as one of their favorites!) There were tons of fireworks, and we did not have to spend very much to enjoy them. Everyone combined their firework hauls, so it made for a pretty big show. The kids were loving the sparklers we brought as they were not the basic ones, these changed colors as they burned, so that was exciting! :) Other than that, we just enjoyed the numerous fountains that were set iff as well as all teh illegal fireworks we coudl see overhead throughout the neighborhood! I'm not sure about enyone else but there seemed to be even more illegal fireworks aroudn this year than in years past. I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that the Casino's don't provide a big Fireworks show anymore? I'm not sure if that is really why, but it is kind of sad that they don't do large display's anymore! But we managed to enjoy ourselves just fine and overall, it was a great 4th of July!

Junior Rangers

Who knew there were so many national monuments around Flagstaff, Arizona! I sure didn't! But there are 3 within 20 miles of the town. And since the kids were on a roll with the Junior Ranger program we thought it might be fun to do three more. So we started out early and headed for our first stop, Walnut Canyon. At this stop the kids got to learn more about how the people in the area built their homes on the canyon walls. It was cool to see the remains of their homes still perched high on the canyon wall. We did not take the hike down to the bottom of the canyon as it was very steep and consisted of 240 steps on the way out. Rachel and I were pretty sure we did not want to carry the little ones up that many steps!
We were a little disappointed about the fact that they were a little to protective of their Junior ranger program here. We have been to at least 5 other places and no one minds that the babies "earn" their badges. But at Walnut Canyon they would not hear of it. They almost did not let Cutler do the work for the badge. And then when he was almost too shy to talk to the Ranger, she was not going to give it to him! Needless to say we were glad to be done with that stop.
From Walnut Canyon we headed over to Sunset Crater. Which if you can not tell from the name is a volcano crater! It was amazing to see the lava flows and how they moved and hardened through the landscape! We took a little hike near the base of Sunset Crater and you would have thought Lincoln was a teenager the way he was running ahead. He is so independent! The kids worked hard to finish the Junior ranger booklets, even the babies got into it! Right in the middle of the floor inside the Visitor center! They were so funny, they both wanted to be one of the big kids!
Once we learned about Volcanoes we were off to our last stop, Wupatki. At Wupatki there are Pueblo remains. But this is not your ordinary one room pueblo. These ruins are humongous. The Wupatki pueblo is thought to have been at least 23 rooms. And what was even nicer is that they were found right outside the Visitor Center, so there was no long hike to get to the ruins. Once again Lincoln wanted to run ahead, which made me a little nervous due to the drop offs right next to the path.
Overall, I think the kids had a great time earning their badges. And I think they learn something at the same time.
For example, last summer we went to Devils Tower and completed the Junior Ranger program. Well on our drive, Rydman asked if I remembered the story about Devils Tower. and I have to admit I did not. But those kids did. Together they told the story about how the Native Americans believe the tower came to be. So even if we don't think they are listening, they are!!

So after our Junior Rangers took their last oath to protect the environment around them, we were back on the road. Thankfully, the drive home was quick and uneventful! Now it's time to recoup from our exciting and very full vacation! It is good to be home!

Aquarium and Artifacts

Well, we spent the night in Albuquerque last night. And although the beds were not the softest around, it worked out fine! The hotel offered a continental breakfast which we took advantage of and the kids enjoyed. Having breakfast in the hotel every morning probably saves us about $40 a day, so we have made it a point to try and make sure we always stay some place that offers that service!

I looked online to see what there might be to do in Albuquerque and found out that they have an aquarium. Since we did not go to the one in Denver we thought this might be something fun for the kids. But I also found that the Petroglyph National Monument was just a few miles from where we stayed. So we decided to go there first before the aquarium. And I am glad that we did. It was pretty amazing, at least to me! I think the kids had fun too and they were able to earn their Junior Ranger patch. We earned a few of these last summer on our vacation, so they were excited to add to their collection.
After the park, we headed over to the aquarium. And for the price it was really quite nice. Lots to see for not very much. The kids had a blast looking at the stingrays and jellyfish, but their favorite thing was probably the giant shark tank. It had tons of different varieties of really big sea creatures! What was really nice was that it did not take very long to go through the entire thing. And since we still had a 4 hour drive ahead of us, that was a good thing. The biggest frustration was trying to use the penny squashing machine. We needed change in order to let the kids smash their pennies, but we were only allowed to get $2 worth of change, well that only allows 4 children to smash a penny and when you have 6 that does not work out very well. Luckily after some digging we were able to get pennies for everyone!
After grabbing some lunch we headed out towards Flagstaff, Arizona our destination for today. On the road along the way we saw a billboard inviting everyone to come visit the Petrified Forest National Monument, so we decided that would be a great place to stop for a break. And once again I was glad we did. It was pretty cool. So strange to find petrified trees when there was not a live tree in sight! And what was even better the kids earned another Junior Ranger badge.
After our stop we continued on into Flagstaff, found a hotel, and got the kids some dinner. What was strange was how dark the city was. I guess it is the first dark sky city and it was dark. There were lights, but they were strange. For example the kids were wearing red shirts, but under the lights they looked brown. It was weird and kind of hard to drive in, or at least that is what Rachel said! I was only the passenger and thought it was very strange! You probably would get used to it, if you lived there, but as a traveler it was very different!

Happy Birthday Lincoln!

Happy Birthday to my Little Boy! He is officially two years old today! I can not believe my little boy is getting so big! It feels like yesterday that we brought him home from the hospital. Now he is walking and talking and running crazy most of the time! We sure do love you little man!

We started the day out by attending GiGi's ward for Sacrament meeting. Hopefully, we did not call too much attention to ourselves. There are not very many little ones in that ward!
From there we headed to GiGi's where we made Lincoln some pancakes in the shape of the number 2. It did not take him very long to eat his 2 number 2's! But the festivities were not able to last very long as we had to return my Mom to the airport in Colorado Springs and begin our journey home.



Once we dropped my Mom off, we were on our way. We decided to go a new way home since we were already an hour and a half outside Denver, we did not feel like it was necessary to drive back that way. Instead, we continued on the 25 towards New Mexico. Our goal was to make it to Albuquerque, and although it was a long drive, we finally made it!

Dino Ridge and the Alpine Slide

We went to another new place today, it was a place called Dino Ridge. It was actually really cool. We decided to take the shuttle bus tour which was well worth it and way better than just walking through it on our own. The driver was very well informed and told us a lot about the area and what we were seeing. The kids thought it was really cool to see dinosaur bones still encased in the rock they were discovered in. And even cooler that they got to touch them. What was crazy is how different the bones felt from the surrounding rock, the bones are very smooth while the rocks are very rough! They also got to see dinosaur tracks that have been preserved over the years. It was very interesting to see the large variety of dinosaurs that walked in the area. The kids really got a sense of just how big the animals were from the footprints that were left! It was a great time.
After we left the ridge, we went on to Heritage Square. They have an awesome Alpine Slide there at the top of the park. We would love to be able to do it multiple times, but the cost is quite high so it tends itself to only one ride down the mountain.
Everyone except Mabry took a turn on the slide, she was asleep so we did not bother to wake her up. This was Lincoln's first time and I think the scariest part of the experience was getting to the top of the hill. They take you up on a ski lift where you are just open to the elements. Luckily, Lincoln sat still the entire time so that was a little less nerve racking! He seemed to like the ride down. But since I was behind him driving the sled, I did not get to see his facial expressions on the way down.
We also gave the kids a chance to do the zipline there at the park. It is not very long, but they had a great time doing it last year. And this year everyone, including the babies got a chance to ride it! When we asked the workers what the age/size limit was they said there was not one, so we decided to see how the babies would do. And once they got the belts on, they loved it! They were so cute!! I took some video and will post that next, it is not very long because the trip down does not take very long! Both the little ones look so small, but they are so cute! Enjoy!!








Here's Lincoln:


Here's Mabry:

Congratulations Chris and Cassandra!

Rachel, my Mom, and I attended my Cousins wedding this afternoon in Colorado Springs. The kids got to spend time with the Lacouture family out at Cary and Karens house in Franktown. So that was a great blessing, as we got to enjoy the wedding and the kids had a blast hanging out with everyone. (Thanks again everyone!) They even took the kids out on the Tennis Court and let them try there hand at that. Lincoln was not much into the hitting of the tennis balls with a racket, but I guess he had a great time kicking them all over the court! And from the look of his shoes he must have been at it awhile! The entire front end of his croc that he wears on his left foot is almost worn away!!
The wedding was very nice. They looked so happy and everyone had a great time celebrating with them. I don't have a single picture from today, but I bet they have plenty of their special day. Congratulations guys!

The Best Zoo Ever

We love the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo! I have been there a few times and every time it is well worth the trip. It is located in Colorado Springs, so the drive is a little out of they way, but it is not every day you can feed the giraffes! Plus we had to pick my Mom up from the airport in Colorado Springs so we had to go that direction anyway! There are so many pictures, I am going to make a slideshow and post it for everyone's pleasure!