MN Zoo & Pulling

A couple weeks back I took the kids to the MN Zoo. Bought a Season Pass too. I love the Zoo.

Would you stop taking my picture, I want to relax.

Let me out!

Peyton was feeding the goats, she went into the pen and pet every single goat, even hugged some of them. I made her come outside the cage to feed the goat.

He wanted the food that went down her sleeve, I didn't realize her entire hand was in his mouth until I took the camera away from my view. She didn't mind.
Next she wanted to go in the cage with the cows and then with the bears.
So I guess I need to teach her the difference between safe animals and not so safe animals.



Peyton was watering flowers on Mothers Day.
Daddy stepped in to have her cool off a nut that he just got done grinding on,
she was happy to help.

Finally! We have missed you!

Look at those smiles!

I am speechless.

I was in the kitchen, cleaning, step around the corner to find this.

Oh, hi Mom, you see me!

Look! No Hands!

I didn't have it in me to take a pic of the crash, so you only get to see the happy parts.

Here is a video of the coyote's howling at the Zoo.

Peyton wanted to help her Dad load up the weights at the pull last weekend. She started picking that thing up by herself. Then Grandpa stepped in to give a little assistance. Baby in one hand and weight in the other.

Cam took home 3rd in the Light Class, 1st in the Heavy Class and 1st in the Street Mod too.

Not too shabby.

I am having my garage sale this weekend.

Lots to do.

Hope to see Ty again this weekend too!

Oh, and going for DJ's 9 mo pictures on Thursday

Taking Landon too, for his 6 month pictures.

That will be fun!!

If I had a Million Dollars.......

I'd quit my job and spend every waking moment with my family.

Time is getting away from me.

So, looks like I haven't posted in, ohh, 3 weeks.

Peyton ~ Even though I can't break her of that Nuk, she is now driving.
This is her pull truck.

She parks it right next to her Daddy's pull truck.

She is also planting flowers.

She came into the house and told me

"Mommy, lookit, I panted fowers"

Oh yes, she picked them from the flower bed and transplanted the flower to the barrels by the house.

We planted her own pots of flowers, I guess they weren't growing quick enough for her.

We also planted the garden too!

April 16th - 18th the boss sent all of us girls to Las Vegas. Can you believe it, I went to Vegas and didn't put a penny in a machine or on a table.

We stayed at the Planet Hollywood. They gave away our rooms, so we were upgraded to Suites on the Penthouse level. Nice!!

Silly tourist! I tried to get the girls to lighten up and have some fun so I ran up to this guy and told the girls to take my pic. Of course he whispered to me "I would appreciate a minimum of $1 tip for the picture" Silly tourist, nothing is free!

I didn't tell the girls that the last guy wanted a buck, so they all jumped at the chance to get the pic with Elvis. Well Elvis said, "thanks Ladies, I would appreciate a $5 tip". Silly tourists!! Nothing is free!!

Except the Vegas Showgirl pic at the Flamingo. She did that one for free for me.

Elvis gave us a bus tour of the city. We were on the top of a double decker and the weather was perfect. That was the first time in all my travels to Vegas that I did a tour like this. It was actually pretty fun.

Elvis sang throughout the entire tour.

Gotta love the water shows.

No matter how many times you have seen them, they never get old.

Joey and Rory were onstage when we went through downtown on the tour bus.

Miranda Lambert played that night too.
The CMA's were that same weekend.

No, I didn't find George Strait and believe me, I tried!!

I missed my kids and my husband, however, it was nice to be away too!

Of course, when I got home on Sunday, DJ had broke his first tooth through! Of course!! When Mom isn't home. Now there are two chompers in that little mouth of his and today is his 9 month birthday!! Wow.

I have tons more pictures to post of the kids, but I will have to wait till next time.

DJ is going in for his 9 month appointment tomorrow.

He is doing the army crawl, he prefers to stand, so I don't think it will be long before he is walking.

Guess what!!

L&L got to see Ty last Thursday!!

Wahoooo!!!!

Finally!!!!

I just hope we get to see him this weekend now!

Patience will always pay off. May be a lot of heartache in the journey, but we will get there.

I love my family, all of my family.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter!

Landon = Happy with Grandpa Larry

DJ and Grandpa Doc

DJ & Kahlan ~ Cousins

Only 1 week difference!

Baby Blue Eyes

Peyton and Jo ~ Cousins

Only 3 months difference

How do you get these things to work??

I found one!

Daddy: "Peyton, you need to start listening to Mommy. You can't pull DJ's hair, he was sleeping"

Peyton: Laughs

Daddy: "No, it is not funny, I am not laughing!"

Peyton: Climbs onto Cam's lap, puts her hands up to his cheeks "Daddy are you mad?"

Daddy: "Yes, I am"

Peyton: Gives Cam a big hug and "I love you Daddy"

Daddy: "I love you too, but you have to listen to Mom"

Peyton: Gives Cam a kiss and........

it is all over, she won, Daddy is now wrestling on the floor with her.

Peyton is growing up on me.

Peyton was proud as a peacock after she got some new shoes and clothes from Grandma B.

Please note: the flower carpet is GONE!!

She looked so grown up in those shoes and that shirt, It almost made me cry.

She got a new blanky too!!

We made caterpillars last weekend while DJ and Cam were still sleeping.

She did a pretty good job.

It got to the point where she was pulling stuff of so she could put more glue on.

She liked the glue.

If this doesn't make you smile.........

So I was doing dishes the other night. Cam walked into the house and said

"What is going on here?"

I turned around with a questioning look.

Hmmm, Peyton is dressing Petie now too!

So I go to ask Peyton what she was doing to Petie and this is what I see:

Pants Off

Cowgirl Boots ON

Petie and Peyton were playing dress up.

But Yo Gabba Gabba got her distracted.

She told me "I need my cowboy hat Mommy!"

The butterfly head band wasn't doing the trick, so Petie gets to wear it?

You gotta smile, don't you???!!!

Big Smiles!

Tongue in cheek. Hmmm, where does that come from??