Goggles

If you have seen Brandon lately, he has probably had these little beauties on his head, and perhaps some kind of action figure in his hand. He's so funny! He attaches himself to a new toy every few weeks. But this goggle attachment is SO bad, that he wouldn't even share them at the pool today with his cousin, EVEN though he wasn't wearing them. They were just in his hand. And when I "tried" to take them away anyway, he went into ALL out meltdown mode. I wonder what his next attachment will be.

Santa Barbara Zoo

It may have been super hot here in our Valley today, but Santa Barbara was BEAUTIFUL! We had the most perfect day at the zoo. The kids had fun, there was lots to see, and we even stopped for ice cream on the way home. I'm so glad we made the trek out there. It's a bit of a drive, but in the summer, it's the best zoo to be at.

Sliding down the hill and playing on the spider web.

Little buddies.

This gorilla literally walked right past us, looked us in the face, and then turned his butt on us. Seriously, I felt like he knew EXACTLY what he was doing!

Momma Lion taking a little nap.

I LOVE giraffes. They're my favorite stop at the zoo. Would have fed them if it wasn't $4.00 a person. Maybe one day.

Lunch break

Snow leopard.

Just a shot of my cute girls! Who were really good today, by the way. They even remembered to thank me for taking them to the zoo. I was very proud of them. It's amazing how far a little "thank you" can go, when it's coming from your kids.

Brandon looked at the alligator and then turns to me and says, "chomp, chomp, ka-zzz, ka-zzz". Translation- That's an alligator and he's sleeping. He's hilarious with his sound effects!

I can see them as teenagers here. Maybe it's Ashlynn's purse.

I can't get over it. When did Brandon get so BIG? I thought I wasn't suppose to feel like he was BIG until the baby got here.

I'm SO excited

Do you see that beauty? Yeah, it's a cucumber. And I GREW IT!!! Yay. I was SO excited when I found it this evening. I had been watching my plant grow and grow and grow, but had only ever found little cucumbers in the beginning stages. Then BAM....all of a sudden, this beauty was sitting there staring me right in the face. Waiting for me to pick it. I can't wait to taste it. I hope it's as yummy as it looks.

Double Date

Last night Paul and I went on a Double date with one of our favorite couples, Tina and Danny. First we had ourselves a "little" CPK (in quotes because really there was nothing LITTLE about our meal. It was DELICIOUS). Then we went over to Mountasia for some mini-golfing. We ran into some youth from our ward, who I think thought it was quite strange that we were there withOUT our children. Yes, I guess "old folks" can still go out and mini golf from time to time.

Anyway, it was a great night full of laughs (thanks to Tina). And yes, I walked away victorious, by a whopping ONE stroke. Hahaha.....

We each took turns hitting our ball.

Do you notice something about the difference between the way the three of us (above) hit our ball, and how Tina hit her ball? The girl has some moves. And was even the only person to hit a hole in one.

Girls Night Out

Went to see "Eclipse" last night. I felt like the LAST person in the world to see it. And it hadn't even been out a week. It was so fun! I had a blast. I'm so grateful for all my wonderful friends. I'm such a lucky girl!

More than an hour of fun...

All for $2.24 (and a good idea from Beth).

Supplies:

one water hose

2 cans of shaving cream

and a swimsuit for each kid (optional in Brandon's case)

a kid size table helps too, but not essential

Spray a little on the table and then let the kids go to town. It didn't take them long to figure out how to have fun with the shaving cream. Leah was the first to realize she could "attack" Ashlyn with it. Ashlyn squealed and ran away for a bit and then decided she could fight back. haha....it was pretty hilarious. Brandon was my main water rinser. He had more fun rinsing the girls creations off (along with their bodies), than playing in the shaving cream himself. Although, he did get a bit on him too!

The girls are already asking when we can get some more. Thanks for the fun idea Beth. Anyone else have some cheap summer fun ideas? Send them my way.

The best part was, clean up was a breeze. Just spray down the patio, turn the sprinkler on for the girls and you're back to your sparkling clean self. Now that's my kind of fun!