Another visit to the Zoo

We made another visit to the Zoo yesterday.

We were joined by my sister, Karli and Sister-in-law, LeAnne AND all our kids.

I was a bit hesitant because it was ANOTHER cloudy day and I didn't want to get stuck in the rain, like our last visit. But we decided to go anyway and I am glad we did, cuz we

had a great time! And we only felt a few sprinklers.

This "spraying elephant" was a big hit with the kids

We saw some animals that we didn't get to before.
The rain must have sent them all into hibernation, the last time we were there.
The turkeys were out and about


Cool picture huh?
Through a waterfall

visiting the "not so active" white alligator


Kaipo sharing his bear roar, with a mouth full of popcorn

Ash wasn't really LOVING being in the stroller for 2+ hours.

just let me get out and crawl around on the dirty ground...please!!!

On the other hand, Zack was LOVING being in the drivers seat of the stroller

I am sad I didn't get one picture with the cute LITTLE girls (Kaiya and Ella)

But here's the rest of the CRAZY bunch!

Thanks girls (and boys) for joining us at the Zoo.

We are so grateful to be close and have fun times like this together!

feeling better???

Earlier this week, Kaipo was feeling yucky- had a belly ache, didn't feel like doing anything, (which is soo NOT like him) until I suggested a bubble bath. Of course no one else wanted to miss out on the fun. All these bubbles came from just a squirt of baby wash and a few minutes with the jets on. I was afraid Ash would get lost in all of the bubbles, or try to eat them, but he was just fine. As for Kaipo...this was a short lived bug. After an early, but very restless night sleep, and then up at 5:30AM the next morning, he took a nice LONG nap after lunch

and then was feeling much better!

Thank goodness!! And nobody else got sick (cross our fingers)

computer trouble

Isn't it fun when your computer just starts to shut down, while in use???
Well our desktop has been doing that lately, so we have unplugged it and it has been sitting on the floor WAITING to be taken in for service. Luckily we have two other laptops to use (Quinn has a personal AND a work laptop). Of course ALL our "stuff" is saved on the desktop, which is an inconvenience, but I should be grateful for any computer/internet access, since my parents have none at the moment! Hope it is up and running soon mom and dad!!! And hopefully OUR convenient desktop will be fixed soon too. So now you know if you get a comment/email received under QUinn's name, it's really me... Brittany.

Nick Jr. to the Rescue

Ame visits Nick Jr. quite frequently and this is the craft project we finally attempted
to make today. Ame has been very anxious to finish her carton of chocolate milk, so we
could finally make this. We went to the $$ store and were lucky to find everything we
needed to finish our project! We circled the house a few times and realized we are limited
on a place to hang this bird feeder, since we have no trees strong enough to hold something.
So we decided that the playset will be the housing spot for it.
We shall see how long until Kaipo (unfortunately) has it pulled down or dumped out!
As you can see she is VERY proud of the finished project!!
She is already discouraged that NO BIRDS have been eating yet...I hope for her sake that we have a few visitors, sometime soon!

Fun in our OWN backyard

This weekend we spent A LOT of time in the warmth of our own backyard.
The weather was perfect ( in the 80's), so we had some fun in the sun and water!

I ordered this alligator pool, that had some slides and fun things, online for what I thought was a great deal, but after getting it all blown up, it had a few holes. So it is going back, but it provided some refreshment for a few days. The water was VERY cold, but I could not keep Ash out. The first day after I got it all blown up he just kept crawling in, with his clothes on. I think he is going to be a lover of the swimming pool! And that is great for this family!!

So the next day we put a swimsuit on. Isn't the matching hat and shorts cute?
I picked them up at Dollar Tree, believe it or not.
Can't beat a $1 for a cute pair of shorts, right!

We love the warm sun!!
(but is it here to stay???)

This was the other PROJECT for the weekend.
Quinn and I spent a good part of the day getting this playset functionable-with swings, slide, picnic table, rock wall and ladder. It still has some accessories that still need to be added, but at least now it serves its purpose...PLAY

Ame and Kaipo think the teeter-toter is really meant to practice their "surfing" skills

They are soooo happy to finally be able to use this collection of wood pieces,
that has been sitting in the backyard, partly put together. The kids have already
decided they are having a PICNIC dinner, under the playset tonight. That was one of the greatest parts of this set-up for Ame...an actual picnic table.

We have had a great weekend, at home, with the family.
Working and playing together!
And we couldn't have asked for better weather