My Little Mermaid

Here is an updated video on Ashlyn swimming like a little mermaid. She is swimming so fast now, that I bet she could beat me in a race.

Slip-n-slide

This was a very fun day. Ashlyn and Brady had two friends over from the neighborhood that I was watching. We bought this Slip-n-slide last year but Ashlyn didn't quite get the concept. As you can see...she gets it now. They had so much fun that they ask to use it everyday. The weather has been warm enough...I just don't know that our grass can take it.

Black Swan Field Trip

"Weeeeeeeeeeeeee"

Petting the goat that the farmer's use for milk, cheese, and soap.


Checking out the goat's milk.

Soft bunny...

Cuddling up next to my friend Jackson watching the farmer make horseshoes.

This was the best field trip. I think I enjoyed it just as much as the children if not more. It was very educational and fun. The farmer's were so friendly and great with the kids. I would love to go back with Brady. Hopefully his school will go there too.

Throwing Rocks

The North Carolina Zoo

What's this?
Let me try.

Hey look PaPa, we're flying a helicopter.

One of the many statues we climbed on.

Looking at the Gorillas.

See the gorilla taking a nap behind me?

How do they all balance on one foot?

So Daddy had the day off for Good Friday...we decided to take a trip to the zoo. The weather forecast was for thunderstorms in the afternoon so we didn't have much time. We started in Africa first. We didn't bother to bring a stroller because Brady never wants to sit in it anyway...remember Disney World, the stroller was just a place for things we didn't want to carry. There was a lot of carrying and shoulder riding after a while because boy there's a lot of walking at the zoo with only one ride to rest on...the Merry-Go-Round. We of course rode that and wouldn't you know it...it was Ashlyn's favorite part of the day. I guess because we didn't see any hippos. She loves hippos because of Gloria in the movie Madagascar 2. Brady was really into all of the animals, especially trying to feed the elephants. "No Brady, elephants don't want to eat rocks." One of his favorite pastimes is throwing rocks...thankfully not at people. They also liked to stop at all the statues of animals and climb all over them. We never made it to North America because of the dark clouds making their way closer and closer...my feet were grateful. Maybe we will start there next time.

Wii

Play Wii? Brady definitely takes after his Daddy with the love for video games. He is pretty good for a 2 1/2 year old. In this picture he is boxing, but he is really good at the soccer heading game. Ashlyn loves to play too. We just rented the new Hannah Montana game which she is really good at. It requires a lot of dancing so you know Brady has to join in and help. So cute...

Discovery Place

These pictures are from a few weeks ago when Mommy was sick in bed with the stomach flu. Daddy took the kids to the Discovery Place and as you can see they had so much fun. Mommy wishes she could have been there...and so does Daddy. He said it was a little hard trying to watch the both of them. They were running in different directions half the time...just too much to do and see. They are so lucky they have such a wonderful Daddy!