ZOO

On Saturday we headed over to the PHX ZOO. With the kids off school all last week we kept saying we would take them so finally Saturday was the day...I had got up at 5:15 to help work at the MOPs consignment sale at the church so I was tired but was a trooper and had a great time! The splash areas were open so the kids spent a great deal of time playing in the water.

a monkey above us!!

Courtney

Samantha

Sydney

I know the twinks need their bangs cut but I am trying to grow them out now. We are at that stage where I really want to cut them but in a couple more months they will be able to put them behind there ears. Patience! They are usually really good about wearing barrettes but for some reason they didnt want to wear them to the zoo!

For some reason every time we go by this frog the kids make me take their picture!

and we ended it with a ride on the Merry Go Round...It took Courtney a few times to see me so Jon had to help her find me!

Always a great day at the Zoo

A new look

I was messing around w the layout pages tonight and I thought I'd change it up a bit...Everybody loves jelly beans! (I personally like the the black ones!)

Prayer

Samantha is singing in the Christmas program this year at church. Last week was the first practice and since it was during fall break only 4 kids showed up (& two were in the same family!) Today was the first real practice and now there are 25 kids singing. They are singing 4 songs and Sam pretty much has them down. At the end of class the teacher asked if any body wanted to lead in prayer and to my shock Samantha was the only one to raise her hand. She lead the group in prayer "Thank you God for bringing us here and thank you for helping us sing good" she got to use the microphone so she was very happy. I was shocked I so would have never done anything like that. One of the moms said we must be doing something right at home.

Something to make you chuckle

Courtney is eating macaroni and cheese. Her dad says "use a spoon" she says "nah, I don't like to" reaches in and grabs a few noodles and takes off. She doesn't have the best table manners today!

Napping on the couch

Courtney

Power Hour at Oasis Gymnastics

I have been taking the twinks to Power Hour at Oasis Gymnastics for the past couple of months. They love it and it's fun cheap entertainment for them. The only sad thing about it is that it's during school hours for Sam and she really wants to go. This week they are on Fall Break so she go to go. They all had a blast!

Sam jumping on the trampoline before she was told that it's off limits to the youngin's

Courtney loves the rope swing

so does Sam!
Syd did one swing and wanted off right away!

Jon brought my ipod and we realized there is free wifi there!

Lava?

Sam asked today "Can lava beat ice?" Jon and I said it could, it would turn it to water. She then asked if lava could beat water. We said it depended on how much water, if it goes into the ocean it would turn to rock but if if was just a cup of water the lava would turn it to steam. Then she asked if lava could beat the sun when Sydney quickly answered "No, the sun is powerful!" That Syd surprises us sometimes!