Mallorie's New Glasses

We had to get glasses for Mallorie. We knew that she couldn't see the board at school and had noticed that she sat right in front of the TV at home in order to see. On our trip to AZ, there were some horses in a field and she thought they were cows. It was pretty funny. She was really excited to get the glasses, but then she started to get a little scared to wear them to school. She said that the kids would laugh at her, or wouldn't like her anymore. I told her that they love her now, and that getting glasses wouldn't change anything, and that they wouldn't laugh, but if they did I'd come to school and beat them up. Luckily everyone told her how cute they were and that she looked older and smarter, which she loved.

Wildlife World Zoo at Spring Break

While we were in AZ for Spring Break we went to the Wildlife World Zoo. It is a nice zoo, and they have added many new rides and exhibits since the last time we went, which was when the kids were about two. We rode the carousel and the train ride. Mallorie really wanted to ride on the log ride, but Kolby didn't (I think he's got a bit of his mother in him) and we were all too hungry by then so we decided to go eat instead. It looked like a really cool ride, though. It goes under the aquarium and then takes you up high before plunging down to the bottom at the end. We had dinner in the new restaurant, which has an aquarium with sharks swimming next to you while you eat. We got to touch sting rays and we also saw shark eggs. Did you know that some species of sharks lay eggs?! Me neither. It was fascinating. You could see the little developing sharks moving around inside the sack like eggs. My little sister, Kilee and her daughter, Storie - This was the first time Storie had ever rode on a carousel. She wasn't sure about it at first, but then loved it and wanted to go on it again. In fact we almost lost her there. We had all walked off, and then discovered that Storie wasn't with us. She had gone back to the carousel and was insisting that she ride it again on the doggie.
Kolby on a dinousaur
Feeding the black swans. I don't like them as well as the white ones.
My nephew, Cole - I didn't get very many pictures of him or Kora.


Blurrrrry picture
On the train
The cousins waiting for the train
Cousins (and Philly) still waiting

Feeding the giraffes

Easter Pictures

Tina made a really cute train egg for Trevor, but he dropped it. This is the new one Mallorie made for him, as well as some others the kids decorated.
hard at work
I couldn't get Trevor to look at the camera.
Kolby is really staring at Christina.
the artist
Kolby and my little brother, Phillip. Not a very clear picture. I really need a new camera!
The Easter Bunny actually came while we were in Colorado the morning that we had to leave.
The kids and Papa had fun hiding eggs the night before.