The Zoo

Daddy's favorite family outing is the zoo. So, for Father's Day we took him on an all day adventure that included the zoo! It was Sawyer's first trip to the zoo as well.

My favorite exhibit at the zoo is the Russian Tundra exhibit...with the Grizzly Bears!

 Dr. Suess....

Kisses for Mommy!

He looks like he's been caught red handed!

Andy--I mean Woody-- from Toy Story

The Dells

Once again we took brief trip to the Dells! It was a ton of fun. And, this time we brought a baby! Sawyer! At 4.5 months, it was interesting....especially the packing.

But, with a baby in our group, I just didn't get many pictures taken. So sorry. If you want to remember our previous trip to the Dells, click here. We stayed at the same place so our room was the exact same!

Just chillin' with the boy!

The snow on the dome that was over the wave pool.

 Looking down over a dry play area.

 This pretty much what I looked like the whole time.....baby wearin' Momma!

 Ella enjoyed a lot more slides this time!

 Not sure what was going on in this picture but I thought it was hilarious.

We went down the slide called "The Fantastic Voyage." It was super scary and pitch black. Full of twists and drops. Ella was silent in line and while riding. I asked her if she was okay.....she said let's do it again.

Writer's Workshop

Ella brought home this booklet from school. I thought some of it (well, all of it) was pretty cute. Enjoy! Also, I have translated for those of you who don't read Ella-bonics! The yellow words that the teacher circled are her star words (sight words).

The store is boring. I like it when I get an icee and when I look at the toys.

I saw a rainbow. Rainbows are pretty. They are colorful. I saw a rainbow in Alabama.

I have a cousin. My cousin is named Haley. She has golden hair. She is nice. I love her.

My cat is named Jedi Asher. She is quick. I can not catch her.

Happy Easter

Of course, there's the egg coloring the night before!

Sawyer watched from the excersaucer! His first Easter!

Ella, enjoying the family activity!

The baskets...

We keep the egg coloring pretty simple. No, glitter or glitz. Strangely, it is not too fun for me...

Sunday morning!

The hunt...



Happy Birthday Me

After we colored eggs, we had a mini celebration on my birthday. It's strange having your birthday fall on Easter Day.

I'm beginning to LOVE cookie cakes!

Notice what McKenna is doing while I blow out the candles!

The Things They Say....

Ella: Mom, I feel like a grown up when I clean Sawyer's spit up.

McKenna: Mom, is (in a whisper) sexy a bad word?

While walking down a street lined with cars, Ella spotted a bumble bee yellow, convertible corvette and said, "Mom, that's the kind of car I want when I'm a grown up."

Sawyer Smiles !

Sawyer, at four months, enjoying the excersaucer!

His future is so bright he needs to wear shades!

Ella is a Toothless Wonder

This particular morning Ella woke up a tad early and ran into our room with her hand out. She was so excited she could hardly contain herself. She was trying to be quiet, know that Sawyer was asleep, but was having a hard time. In her hand was a teeny, tiny tooth! It had fallen out in her sleep.

Congrats to Ella for loosing her very first tooth!