We're goin' to the Zoo, Zoo, Zoo!

A friend from our ward recently had quintuplets, yes five, and they have 2 older kids as well. Her oldest is in school but their 2nd is not yet. So we signed up to take her on a little playdate so we decided to go to the zoo! We had tons of fun. We also invited our friends Evka and Averee to come along! We had lots of fun together. It was a warm day, of course, but not too bad! We got to feed lots of animals and see some big ones as well. They had all kinds of monkeys and we were excited to see some of them were Marmasets like on Diego! The black bear was swimming and splashing around. It was fun. Last time we were there, the tiger was swimming and playing. The Austin Zoo is really small. It is funny. But then it is crazy because the big huge animals are just behind a chain-link fence. Then there is about 3 feet of space and a rope so you can't go right up to the fence but if you leaned over you could! So it's a little S-C-A-R-Y. But then cool because you are so close to these beautiful HUGE animals! Right when we got there Sadie told the girls to be "CAREFUL of the PEACOCKS!" Last time we went she had a little trauma because peacocks just rome around the zoo and she was wondering off without Mommy a little ways. Then these 2 peacocks came running down the path, (one chasing the other) and Sadie thought they were coming after her! She screamed for me and came running toward me, while I was trying to take a picture of Lucy by the Bears. The peacocks ran right to us and jumped up in the tree that was right above us. It was a little crazy. Then at lunch Sadie went over to wash her hands by the bathrooms and a peacock was hanging out on the overhang thing over the sinks and as she was turning around to come back it jumped down right by her! Trauma! It was sad but funny! Anyway, that was our last trip! Here are pictures from THIS trip of the girls on the train.

Kaiya, Sadie and Evka.

Lucy eatting a cookie while on the train.

Averee checking things out:

Sisters Ü

and...Lucy was done!

Feeding the deer.

This deer got a little more than he bargained for (he at the paper and everything!)

Lucy wasn't too happy about that!

All in all it was a fun trip! Everyone was pooped and hungry by the time we were done! We accomplished our goal! Have fun and get the kids tired!

Enrichment Back to School Night

We had a great time at Enrichment this past month! We did a back to school night (like Tricia's ward Ü) with different classes. We started off with recess (we had different getting to know you questions written on different squares of a soccerball and would toss it from person to person and you had to answer the question that was facing you).

Then we had "lunch" with a cafeteria style dinner. Notice the fun plates and the cute hair nets!

Then we broke off into classes. We had MY class which was writing (keeping a personal history)...of course I dressed the part with glasses on the tip of my nose, my hair in a bun and a black skirt with a blouse and cardigan and of course hum-drum shoes. And I had my yard stick to whack on the table when things were out of control (if only I could bring that to my primary class!) It went well. But we did it in 2 rounds and the first period, they rang the bell so early, I hardly got to half my lesson. So the second time around I rushed through it, which went better. We finished off with writing letters to missionaries who are serving from our ward. The other classes were arts and craft and PE - Pilates. It was a fun night. We had lots of fun!
Wow! A whole post without either of my girls or me or Chris! What to do!?!

Duck Feast!

It's so crazy how much bread these ducks get fed! Sadie just chucks out whole slices of bread! We had a fun time. Lucy was LOVING it! She just stood there with that same loaf of bread and threw some and ate some for the entire time. It never really lasts that long though. (Especially with Sadie throwing one slice at a time). Here are some fun pics of the girls!

A Favorite

When we visited Chris' parents last November Grandma Christy read this book to Sadie and she LOVED it! She would have her read it to her over and over again. I finally ordered it for her and she can not leave it alone! She has to have it in her backpack and bring her backpack with her everywhere. I will hear her in the morning "reading" this book to her "friends." She will say, "Colton, Evka, sit down and I will read this to you." She LOVES it! This was today after feeding the ducks and having a picnic with friends. She actually got to read it to her friends instead of pretending! But then Lucy came over with her pretzels and everyone got distracted and was eatting pretzels! So easily distracted!

It's Official!

I am a true Mormon Mommy! I felt so official as I went down to the San Antonino Cannery and did some canning with the ward! It was tons 'O' fun! I have been SO intimidated and confused with the whole food storage business that I have completely avoided it. Now that it isn't just Chris and I it makes me a little nervous. We could be starving and miserable for while, but the girls...that's another story! So I figured we could start being responsible, at least a little. It's a start! Chris stayed home with the girls ALL Saturday and was a REAL help! They had fun together. Oh, Sadie and Chris took a nap in our guest bedroom together and Sadie was so worried that Daddy would get Grandpa Stewie's side of the bed dirty! It was a funny story! She even piped in as Chris was telling it to me! But don't worry, it is clean and we will definitely clean the bedding before our next guest comes (Grandpa Bob and Grandma Christy! Ü) because Missy ALWAYS lays on that bed...stinky! Anyway, here are some fun pictures of us in our get-up and using our muscles! It was a very efficient and quick trip! Yeah Krissy for keeping it so organized! After packing the Hot Cocoa we had to stop on the way home for a little sweet treat! (It smelled SO good!) Me and Sheila looking so spiffy! (You had to wear the apron when operating the sealer thing in case grease splattered - So I am a little more decorated!)

Look at all those beautiful cans! (and those straight labels!Ü)

Juli and Sheila, a little shocked that I am actually busting out my camera! But at least they played, right!

Juli operating some heavy machinery.

The assembly line! I got the easy job of putting the oxygen packets in the cans and then setting the lid on top! But I did relieve Juli for a while on the sealing machine. We had a fun time! (Tricia I am wearing that new layers shirt. It is cute but see how it looks like a maternity shirt. You don't want people guessing!)

Bowling fun!

We took the cue from some friends and took the girls bowling tonight. It was loads of fun. Our babysitter couldn't babysit and I had been gone all day (at the cannery - I will post pics later - I left my camera in my friends purse) so we decided to have a fun night out as a family. So we went to Pei Wei and got "noodles" for the girls (their favorite) and then went bowling. They loved it. They have 6 lb balls so they could both carry them over but Lucy would just drop it! So we found a little ramp thing that they could just push it down! It made the balls go faster too! Sadie's were getting pretty slow on some, so this was better. It was cool because when you enter in your name and stuff you just pick who wants to play bumper bowling and who doesn't. So when it was their turn the rails would just pop up and then pop down when they were done.

Lucy loved watching for the ball to pop out. No matter how long she stood there looking, everytime one popped out she would jump! It was cute!

Lucy was a little nervous about all the people and the fact that they turned the lights down so it glowed! Anyway, she warmed up after a little bit and loved when it was her turn!

The final scores:

Lanae = 110

Lucy = 94

Chris = 88

Sadie = 71

Good, but different

I don't have any pictures to go with this, but I wanted to share the funny story. So as you all know, Sadie has started pre-school. Her pre-school is presbitarian (sp?) based, so they have a little "chapel" once a week and stuff. So yesterday Sadie sat down at her table to have a snack and she clasps her hands, bows her head and says, "God is good, God is great!" and then starts to eat her snack. It was so funny. Then later she was running around the island going crazy and yelling that over and over again. So we had to have the talk how that is a prayer, but it is different than how we say prayers. Anyway, it was funny.

I am SO classic!

Your Celebrity Boob Twin:

Charlize Theron

Who's Your Celebrity Boob Twin?

Now if only they would look that good!

You Belong in 1954

You're fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in!

What Year Do You Belong In?

How HOT am I! I better go get my poodle skirt on! I just finished ratting my hair!

Tagged! Im it!

1.) What I was doing ten years ago: September 1997
I was just starting my freshman year of college, good old Snow College in Ephriam UT. I had the best room mate in the world my sister Tricia!

2.) Five years ago: September 2002
We had just boughten our first house in Pleasant Grove UT and then Chris go offered a job (who he works for now) in Orange County. So we were in transition to moving down to CA and selling our freshly bought house. Amazingly we sold the house quickly and broke even!

3.) One year ago: September 2006
Wow, who even knows! Just busy with Sadie and Lucy and getting my photog business going.

4.) Yesterday: September 11, 2007
We went to playgroup at the park and then came home and waited for the doorbell guy to come and fix our doorbell. He took too long so my friend Lyndsee had to come get Sadie for dance. So he finished up and then me and Lucy met them there. Then we came home and had dinner and then had to go to Target because I ran out of detergent and hadn't taken a shower all day because of it. Then we got home and I mowed the lawn. Then put the kids to bed.

5.) 5 snacks I enjoy:
Chocolate, indoor smores, apples with peanut butter, wheat thins veggie flavor chips, cashews

6.) 5 Things I would do if I suddenly had $100 million:
Go on a trip, shop and invest

7.) 5 locations I would like to run away to:
Ventura, Hawaii, anywhere with a beach!

8.) 5 bad habits I have:
Picking my nose, eatting too much, being lazy, spending money, staying up late

9.) 5 things I like doing:
Being with my family, blogging, photography, shopping (online), talking on the phone

10.) 5 TV shows I like:
LA Ink, Desperate Housewives, Lost, The Office, The Hills

11.) 5 things I hate doing:
LAUNDRY!, dishes, paying bills, vaccuming, shaving my legs

12.) 5 Biggest joys of the moment:
THE COOLER WEATHER OUTSIDE!!!!, FALL TV shows about to start!, Sadie sleeping better at night, getting the girls rooms almost done decorated, it's almost the weekend!

Now im gonna tag 5 people and you better make sure you do it! LOL
1. Tara
2. Tricia
3. Cyndi
4. Julianne
5. Jodi

You don't say!

The girls were having fun enjoying the nice evening weather outside tonight. Sadie was doing "flips" all over (which are really summer-saults - from the trampoline she thinks she does flips but they are really just summer-saults with a bounce first! Too cute)

Lucy playing with the soccer ball.

Sadie rolling around doing tricks! What a big girl!

Lucy "Relaxing" in the grass:

These are too funny. Lucy was seeing Sadie lying in the grass so she tried it but as you can tell she did NOT like it! Yes, we do need to mow the lawn. I did the front yesterday but it got dark before we could do the backyard.

Sadie doing some fancy tricks! She is so silly!

Lucy trying to do some of her own tricks! She so wants to be big like her sister! What a cutie!

Let me say it again, what a cutie!

Crazy Missy! She is so sweet, she was just sitting out by the girls while they were playing. She really takes care of them! I notice she will sit in the hall by their doors when they are napping! Or she will sit at the top of the stairs after we put them to bed. (until we start having a night time snack!) We love Missy...

Lucy has been such a good kiss giver lately. At night before bed she has to find everyone (including Missy) to give them kisses. It is SO sweet! I LOVE her kisses!

Lucy pointing out that she hears a doggie barking! FUN!