Las Vegas Zoo

Our second field trip with Ashton's class was to the Las Vegas Zoo. We haven't been to the zoo yet, so we didn't know what to expect. When we lived in San Diego, we had year passes to the Zoo and Wild Animal park. I realized that we were so lucky to have such wonderful sights to see and so many wonderful animals. The Las Vegas Zoo is on 3 acres and the kids and I walked through it in about 10 minutes. Even though it was small, we had a lot of fun. We saw chimps and monkeys, lions, snakes, alligator, turtles, flamingos, lizards, peacocks, and various cat family animals. Ashton really liked walking and seeing the animals, I think his favorite part was climbing on the bronzed statues. After we all had a snack, one of the zoo keepers brought out a baby kangaroo. Each of the students, and parents too, got to pet the baby kangaroo. I love these little field trips. Ashton's teachers plan so many wonderful events for us to participate in with our children. I am so thankful that we are apart of this wonderful program. Overall the Zoo was fun and I was glad that we finally got to go.

Discovery Museum

While we were in Washington, I was able to get together with one of my bestest friends Lauren. We don't get to see each other very often, but I am grateful for the times that we do get. She has a daughter that is four weeks younger then Ashton. Since we had the kids, we decided it would be fun to go to the discovery museum. We met right after it opened and spent most of the day there. The kids ran around for hours and had so much fun playing with and touching everything. Luckily we had Aaron with us so he could run after the kids and Lauren and I could talk and catch up. Ashton and Makiah have very similar personalities and it was one of those days were they meshed perfectly. They had photo booths in different areas of the museum and both of them wanted to get the picture taken. I wish we could have videoed their time in the booth. They made at least 100 faces and and never stopped posing. It was so much fun to watch them. It was a wonderful day and I am so grateful that we were able to get together. Lauren and Makiah, we love and miss you! Thanks for such a great day, we all had fun, can't wait to see you again.

Washington Trip

February was a traveling month for us. First the kids and I went to visit my family in California for a short weekend trip. Then we returned home and two days later were on a plane to visit Aaron's family in Washington. The kids did great on the plane. Ashton was so excited to fly, he was a little squirmy, but I think he did awesome for a four year old. Kaylynn was her happy self and since she was on my lap, she was happy.

We spent 5 days in Puyallup and we had so much fun. Ashton and Grandma played all day everyday. They would walk to the park and play in the yard. We were so lucky that it was sunny and beautiful the entire time we were there. The day after we left, it snowed so we totally lucked out. We didn't do anything fancy, we just wanted to visit and spend time with our family. I did get to see my friend Lauren, but I made a seperate post for our day. It was so wonderful getting to see everyone and spend time with them. We don't get to see Aaron's family very often, so it makes our visits that much more special.

Mom and Dad thanks for all the wonderful toys and clothes and goodies you got for us while we were there. Melissa thanks for the yummy dinner, I'm glad we could return the favor when you visited us. Thanks Grandpa for letting us stay at your house and for taking us to dinner. We loved meeting Carol, she is a wonderful lady. We love and miss you all and look forward to our next trip.

Of course, Mom took like 200 pictures while we were there and we managed to get some family photos too. We always tease her about pictures, but I am always grateful that I have them. I had to pick just a few to share, but I have lots lots more :).

Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine's day is a fun holiday for children. It calls for a party and lots of candy. I think it's fun because I get to dress up the kids in red and white and I get to decorate my house. Aaron and I usually just do a fancy dinner at home with the kids so for us it's a mellow holiday.

Ashton is in a class of 25 kids. They had a party and got to exchange Valentines. It was so cute to watch them. They had lots of food and goodies and then sat in a circle and took turns passing out their valentines. Then they sang some of the songs they have been learning. It was a really fun day and I love being able to go to Ashton's classroom and see what he is learning.

T-Ball

Well we have just finished our second season of T-ball. Ashton and Luke have been on the same team and it has been so much fun to watch them play. Its funny to watch these little boys try and figure out what they are suppose to be doing. They all love to bat and out fielding always makes for a good laugh. Ashton definitely is a go-getter, which also means that he doesn't like to share :). It's a work in progress. Since its the winter season, most of our practices have been in the dark and the cold. I tried to bundle up both of my kids, but its hard to keep wiggly children covered. Kaylynn just looked so cute all bundled that I had to take a picture. She was a trooper going to all the games and practices. I know she will be Ashton's cheerleader once she is a little older. Ashton loves playing t-ball and its been really fun to watch him learn. We are taking a break till next fall and may try a different sport just to see what he likes. It was another great season with a great coach.

*I attached the professional pictures that they had taken for both seasons. Ashton is totally doing a funny smile, but at least he smiled. Make sure you double click the image to enlarge it.