Kangaroo Zoo

So my kids new favorite place is Kangaroo Zoo. It is right around the corner from our new house and they start every day now with the question: Can we please go to Kangaroo Zoo? It is a child's paradise full of nothing but blow up bounce houses and slides. (It will be wonderful in the winter). Talk about a great way to get energy out. So here are a few pictures from our first adventure to Kangaroo Zoo. It was funny because even though our cousins live 20 minutes away, they showed up the same day we did and neither of us knew the other was going. It was an extra bonus. Anyhow, that's who the other kids in the pictures are.

My sweetest Jesse-Bear

He is just so cute you want to squeeze those cheeks all the time. I realize I'm biased but you have to admit, those cheeks are to die for.

Rock and Roll

So Miles is terrified of the sound of Motorcycles. He thinks they are way too loud and covers his ears and runs the other way whenever he hears one in the vicinity. In an effort to feel more brave, however, he loves to wear uncle Will's motorcycle helmet every chance he gets. Rock and Roll.

My Big Kids

This is not a promise that I will start blogging again on a regular basis. I have way to many unpacked boxes in my garage to waste time on the computer. However, I took these cute pictures of the kids the other day at the park and I wanted you all to see how big they are getting. (Not that many will look, I think most have given up on me.) We hope everyone is well. We are slowly settling into our new house which we love. Our kids especially love the pool and all the parks around us.


Jesse is 9 months old


Miles is 4 years old


Addy is 7

Crazed Mommy

What would possess any sane mother to let her kids have pet mice. I'll tell you why this crazed mommy did. We went to the pet store to see the puppies. I guess walking into that store was the first mistake. So we played with this adorable cockapoo puppy and our kids are dying to get a dog. After lots of whining I finally said it was time to put the puppy back. It's not time to get a dog yet. (Moving, taking the Bar, not knowing where we are living in SLC yet are a few reasons) Adding a puppy would be bad. So the kids walk over and start laughing at the crazy mice running around in circles. They were quite entertained for about 20 minutes and everyone else in the store was entertained by them laughing at the mice. So being the pushover I am, when they asked if we could get mice instead, I reluctantly gave in. Needless to say we now have squeaky and brownie who are two messy, noisy mice that our children absolutely adore. Here are a few pix.

Potty-trained

I realize potty time is usually private time but it's not always that way at our house. So this picture is a priceless opportunity for me to announce that my 2-year old (for one more day) son is fully potty-trained. We are very proud of him. It helps that he's been the easiest child for potty-training. The Lord must have been compensating me for the early colic days. It just clicked for this boy. And now, he is even starting to stand up to pee. We feel very lucky.

Winter Swimming

It's been a long, long, cold winter out here in the midwest. The worst in our four years out here. Needless to say we are very ready for spring, or in this case summer. The kids are ready to swim. So we have tried to take them swimming about once a week at our local YMCA. They love it, and as you can see here, they look awesome.