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Friday, May 23, 2008

The Playset, The Zoo & Other Fun Things!.....

This is our new playset!!!! We have been waiting for this for a couple of months now!.... We saved all the kid's money from Christmas and their birthdays and put it toward a playset!!! So, thanks to all of the grandparents who chipped in!!! We LOVE it!!! It came at a perfect time--the weather has been beautiful, and continues to warm up!... A big thanks to "Big Jake" for putting it together for us!!... You did a great job, and we really appreciate it! In the words of Zion, "You're a good friend."
We have the littlest ice cream cones on the face of the earth.... Seriously, I think they're about 2-3 inches tall or so. They're SO cute! The kids love it--it's just enough for them to get an ice cream treat, but not so much that it melts everywhere and they waste a bunch! Perfect! Here they are eating on our back patio. I took the picture through the screen, that's why it looks weird. They were so cute sitting there together, eating their ice cream!
Last weekend we went to my dad's in St. Louis, and we got to go to the zoo on Friday! It was fun!!! Here's Zion checking out the bears climbing the trees and playing!
Ava got to come with us, which was SO fun!! Her and Paige road together for most of the way.... They are SO cute these days--talking and with all kinds of personality!!!
Heres' the group--except me, taking the picture... We had fun!! Thanks, grandpa for taking us!!!
Shane, helping the girls climb on the rail, like Zion, to see the camels better.
The girls and grandpa looking at the spotted leopard.
And Mr. Maddox.... Happy Maddox!... Yep, this is what he did the whole time!!!
While we were at my dad's, we were celebrating my Nana's 80th birthday! It was sort of a surprise for her... It was fun to have all of us together--there was family from out of town--as far as Colorado!! My cousin, Katie, put a beautiful collage together for her that we all wrote notes on for both of our grandparents! It was a neat weekend... However, I didn't get any pics with Nana! SO silly of me!... Katie got some, and I will steal them from her blog, when she posts them:)
I did get some other pics though.... Paige let Aunt Amy fix her hair, and it was adorable!!!!... Paige was SO cute and so excited about it! She keeps talking about it when I ask her if I can fix her hair.....
Posing with Aunt Amy with her pretty hair.
And posing with mommy too!!
Blake was adorable with Zion! They kept wrestling... Zion did pretty good being gentle with Blake (for the most part:) They were really cute! Blake kept making this face and saying Zion's name! SO cute!!!
And just a cute picture of Maddox... He's clapping his hands now... He's actually been doing it for a while--I have a video, just haven't posted it yet! Oh, Maddox also has two teeth on the bottom and is working on some top teeth as well!! Sorry for not posting a pic of that--I'll try to find one!... He certainly is our happy, adorable, sweet baby boy!!!

7 comments:

Mike, Eskai, Sarai and Jadon said...

Your kids are so cute Sara! And don't you just love the St. Louis zoo! Can't beat free! We got to go over Thanksgiving while we were visiting Mike's family because it was crazy warm. Glad you guys are doing well and enjoy the warm weather for us! We are hoping ours is coming soon :-)

Nathan and Stefany Head said...

Wow! Look at that playground! How fun! Your kids are NEVER going to want to come inside! :) Rach and Cody just got one, too, and in Rach's own words, "It's one of the best things that ever happened to their family." :) Enjoy! Your kiddos get sweeter with every post! Are you all coming to Lexington soon for any reason? :)

Sarah said...

I love the picks. It looks like you guys had a ton of fun. Kris and I have been looking for a playset too (one that is reasonably priced). Where did you find yours - we love the slide!

Kacie said...

Hey, great pictures! Paige's hair is SO long! It looks really beautiful. I am anxious to see pics of everyone from nana's party- do you know if anyone got a picture of the collage? I would love to see how it turned out. we love you guys.

Meghan said...

It looks like you guys had fun at the zoo. Paige and Ava looked like two little peas in a pod - so sweet! I can't wait to see video of Maddox crawling, clapping, and whatever else he does....oh, he's getting so big! Why is he growing up so fast? What a smiley boy! Enjoy the new playset.:)

Tammy said...

That play set is really cool! If it will just stay dry long enough for the kids to play on it!! Looks like the zoo trip was a fun time...I love Paige's hair! Now why doesn't she let us fix her hair? She looks adorable! Sweet, sweet pics of the kids! love you all!!

Joel and V said...

Sara, we were at the zoo the day after you with all our grandkids. Gunner (Alisha's youngest) got hives and Clint/Alisha took him to the Children's Hospital -- they got back in time to spend the last hour with us. Gabe was here visiting from California for a few days. The choo choo train was the highlight of the day for my grandkids.

Your kids are growing up so fast. Paige looks so cute with her new do. Congrats to Shane. What an accomplishment! Take care!

Joel & V Neally