Hawaii Revisted

When we got back from Hawaii this Spring all of the video tape we shot was distorted and I thought it was gone for good but today while I was unpacking a box -I know...why does she still have boxes that need to be unpacked??- I came across our camcorder videos and decided to give the Hawaii tape another try. For some unknown reason the rest did the tape good (I can relate little tape!) and I was able to retrieve all the video! Anyhow, I promised that I would share the video of Lucas serenading the neighborhood. I know ya'll have been holding your breath...

More kid-tidbits

Jill: "I'll be the Mommy and you be the Jilly, O tay?"

Lucas (handing me something he wants me to put in the microwave): "Mom, will you hot this up for me?"
Or when eating something spicy: "Boy this sure is hotting me up!"

Reception and the Zoo

Not that the reception was a zoo...

Last weekend we had the privilege of having Clint and Sara's reception in our backyard. This is really the preferred method of hosting an event...have it at your house but have others do the food, decorations, set up, tear down, etc. The Lord provided a beautiful evening.

Today the kids and I made good on our zoo passes that we purchased several months ago.

Should have had Lucas swallow that bite of PB&J...

Polar Bear Plunge

"Please do not tap on the glass."

This is why the San Diego Zoo is so great. You get so close to the animals.

Why oh why did I tell Jill to smile. :)

Jill loved the orangutans. For the longest time she squatted on one side of the glass nose to nose with the orangutan squatting on the other side of the glass. She kept saying, "He looked at me!" and then would start squeal-laughing.Since the last time we were at the zoo, Lucas has talked about wanting to ride in the bucket hanging from the "telephone/cellphone" wire that goes from one end of the zoo to the other. We determined that that was definitely in order this trip. However when we entered the line and Jill figured out what was going on, she got all teary-eyed and asked "why do we have to go on THAT!" It didn't help that there was a boy a few parties behind us who was literally screaming the whole time, "I don't want to DIE!" But with Mommy promising to hold her every step of the way she conquered her fears and actually enjoyed the ride (Mom on the other hand was holding on tight but smiling and ohhing and ahhing bravely). What brave little girls we are!