A Few Pictures From Sunday

Jenna all ready for church hanging out on the floor.

Katelyn always crashes after church. Nursery must take it out of her.

I was eating a cookie and Jenna stole it out of my hand and went to town on it.

Our Saturday at the Zoo

So on Saturday since it was a nice beautiful day and Ben once again was working on a boat motor I decided to take my girls to the zoo. We went with my brother Josh, his wife and daughter also my mom and younger siblings. Katelyn loved it. She was afraid to go into the monkey exhibit but her Aunt Elizabeth held her and she was able to make it through.

Jenna just sat in the stroller the whole time and only fussed when she was letting me know it was way past her lunch time. The zoo has added a few new animals to it since the last time I have been there but unfortunately they either were in hibernation or haven't arrived at the zoo yet. We'll get to see them in June though when we go for the Melaleuca zoo day (one of my favorite parts about Ben working at Melaleuca)


I thought this was quit interesting, there is a big rock formation that has a waterfall running down it into a pond for the penguins. Well up on top of the waterfall was this goose, at first I thought it was fake but then it moved. I thought it was kinda cool looking , it must of been basking in the sun.

Mother's Day Bird Houses

For Mothers Day Katelyn and I painted bird houses for the grandma's. In a round about way it was Katelyn's idea. We were at Walmart in the craft section when I asked Katelyn what we should give her grandma's for mothers day, on the shelf was a bunch of unpainted bird houses and she said she wanted to give them a house. So I asked her if we should paint them and of coarse she said yes. So Katelyn picked out the paint, the bird and the butterfly that was to make up the bird houses. She had lots of fun painting and we only hope the grandma's liked them.

Lets Play Catch Up.

So I know I haven't posted for a long time but I have been pretty occupied which to me is a very good excuse. Lets see well I guess we'll start with Easter. I took Katelyn and Jenna to my parents house for an Easter Egg Hunt. Katelyn at first didn't quit get the idea that she was to find the eggs and put them in her basket but with the help of her loving aunt Rachel she quickly caught on. She also was able to paint eggs, well lets just say she had great fun telling Grandma which colors she wanted her egg in, and if you took a look at Grandma's face she didn't mind one bit.

Katelyn has had the opportunity to play with her dear sweet cousin Alden through out the month of April. She loves Alden very much and you would quit often hear Katelyn and Alden refer to each other as their best friend. So cute. It didn't take long though before they got nick named the trouble makers and boy did they have fun getting into trouble. They were found jumping on grandma's bed, stealing grandma's candy bars, sneaking off downstairs (luckly to be found reading books together), and who knows what else those two have done that hasn't been deiscovered. Good thing they're pretty darn cute :o) Katelyn already misses playing with Alden and looks forward to the next time she'll get to see him again.

Jenna has been growing and getting chubbier by the day, her cheeks are my favorite. I was looking at Katelyn's baby pictures the other day and realized that Jenna looks so much like her sister, its amazing. Jenna has also been introduced to baby cereal, veggies and fruits. She loves them and is the type of baby that lets you know if your not spooning her food to her fast enough. She hasn't rolled over yet but is so close if she could just get her one arm out of the way she's be there. She also can sit somewhat for about 15 sec or so before so falls forward or backward, don't worry someone is always there to catch her. Jenna also LOVES baths. I put a few inches of water in the bath tub and let her have at it, never thought it could be, but she has accomplished to get me pretty wet at times with her splashing. I love it.

Katelyn is also growing and has developed quit the attitude. People tell me its just her age but I could easily see it as Katelyn all the way. Her vocab never ceases to amaze me and she has become very fond over her daddy lately. He will try to leave for work and she will run and hug his legs begging him not to go, then when he does leave she runs to her bed and cries, its one of those "awe" moments. Katelyn has reached a new leaf in her life and is being potty trained. So far she hasn't been to bad and today she tried to go potty all by herself without telling me. At this time though life has been somewhat crazy for her because she ended up with pink eye and an ear infection. But she is feeling much better and mom still has at least half a head of hair left :o) Our little girl is growing up so fast and I love her to pieces.

Ben is in his 3rd semester off school and is doing quit well. I am very proud of his hard work. On top of school and work Ben has spent many long hours trying to fix his truck, it has been quit an adventure for him but like everything else it will come to an end and when it does he either will have a truck that runs or one that refuses to live any longer and is tired of hinting to Ben to just let it die. LOL As for myself I have been trying to keep up with this crazy life. My parenting skills and patience have been tested to the max and I think I'm coming out ok, I'm alive at least. I once read that as a mother you need to live in the moment, no matter how hectic it is. I can tell you that many times the thought has crossed my mind how wonderful it will be when this is all over with, but as I sit and think about it when my kids are all grown up and moved away I know I'm gonna miss it. So here I am living in the moment. :o)