Memorial Weekend Fun...

What happens to all the time when you add a day to your weekend? .........Well I feel like it came and went so fast and now it is time to get ready for work tomorrow. We spent our weekend going to the Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium. The kids LOVED it. We got to pet the stingrays and touch starfish. We tried to feed the giraffes, but the only one interested was the baby and she couldn't reach our food very easily. We fed the birds apples. Ashlyn was nervous at first, but warmed up very quickly. Hannah was a pro and ended up with a red bird that kept trying to peck at her pockets and buttons. Aidan just kept trying to eat the apples we were feeding them and tried to fight a bird for the apple by squeezing him. We also went into the petting zoo. Ashlyn and Hannah loved it. Ashlyn thought it would be great to pose next to each animal she could get next to. A deer kept trying to eat her shirt. Hannah conserved her food to feed them so she kept getting jumped on by all of the animals. Aidan did not like the animals. He kept screaming when they would get close and he wouldn't let me put him down. The final straw was when he was licked by a deer! DISGUSTING!!

We then went to a friends, son's family graduation party on Sunday night. The kids had a great time and were warn out and slept in a little. (unheard of in our house.)

Monday we spent the day with Uncle Aaron, Aunt Jess and soon to be Uncle Corey,and Grammy and Papa poolside. It was a great day. Hannah my little fish had fun diving for things while Ashlyn got brave enough to jump off the diving board and swim to the side! Aidan was a little unsure at first then thought he was also big enough to jump off the diving board. We put a stop to that.

Earth Day...

Yes I know Earth Day came and went last month and many of you probably didn't even know it unless you have school aged children. Earth Day becomes a holiday. We had to come up with as many ways as possible to "save the earth" and we did outdoor activities. This gave me a chance to do some much needed weeding and we planted some beautiful flowers. Ashlyn chose flowers to plant in her pots and insisted SHE would water her flowers. Here are some pictures of Earth Day and some pictures of our same flowers now. Poor flowers got too much water at first and are now thirsty for water.

Babies Update...

My last post was regarding a couple of families with babies that I have been thinking about lately. Each with their own unique circumstance. Joshua (my cousin Rach's baby) was finally able to come home and join his family. The doctors feel like he will not suffer any long term effects from his pnuemonia, menengitis, strep B and jaundice. What a miracle.

Another baby on my last post was Averi. (My friend's niece). Averi has been in ICU for 6 of her 7 weeks of life. She passed away last night in her mother's arms. (Nobody has been able to hold her for 6 weeks.) She has now returned home to her Heavenly Father and is no longer suffering. Although I do not know Averi's family directly they will truly miss this little miracle they got to know for only a short time here on earth, and I know they are looking forward to seeing her again in Heaven. Please keep her family in your prayers.