~Sacramento Zoo~

The Sacramento Zoo! We love going to the Zoo and seeing the animals! This zoo unfortunately wasn't the best we've ever been to and was way too expensive for what it was, but that being said, the kids still had fun!! I got to take pictures of my favorite people! I love flamingos! I think they're so pretty!

The kids, acting like bugs! They really didn't have to try very hard! Guess it comes naturally!

Very Cool slide! But the sliding part of it really didn't work so well! Nice idea but concrete.... Not the best thing to slide on! Lol.. I wonder who thought this up...

Hannah wasn't about to be left out of a picture!

Measuring everyone's Wing Span!

Acting like Monkeys!! No acting required!

Curious Lemur!

There are some very large trees around here! We still have yet to visit the redwood forrest though..

Our Precious Children!!

Ian was invited to a friend's birthday party and the host was so sweet to let Hannah and Rowan hang out as well, while I got to go to a baptism all by myself! Sweet blessed hour of peace! They got a big water slide for the kids to play on and bbq'd chicken and hotdogs and cake and ice cream. The kids had a blast and needless to say didn't want to come home! Thank goodness they used their manners there ( I know, I was shocked too) so the parents really loved having them there. Rowan told the dad when it was time to "get the party started" and Hannah made sure to let the mom know when it was time for cake! They were so happy to have them there, because they kept the party flowing smoothly!
Hannah had fun dressing up!
Rowan was not so sure about the slide. So finally Caden's (the b-day boy) Dad scooped him up and went down with him. That was the only time he went down. Whenever he saw the Dad coming his way, he ran the other way!
Ian had no qualms about sliding down! He slid down at least a hundred times! NO FEAR!!
Ian and his friend Caden (the b-day boy)
The party's theme was pirates. Here's Rowan showing off his prize!
She's growing up so fast!! Her hair is finally getting long again. She hates brushing it and wants to cut it again but dad won't let her!
Say Cheese!!!
My serious Cowgirl!! All the adult women at the party were jealous she could pull this outfit off so well! Lol!
This is when Rowan informed the Host it was time to "get the Party started!" Lol! How do you tell a 3 year old dressed up in a bathing suit, rain boots, and a camo helmet No??

~Little Miss Know-It-All!

Lately the kids are really fascinated with figuring out who has what the same as Mom and Dad.. Ian has Mom's toes (which he's very happy about I might add), Ian has Dad's forehead, Hannah and Rowan has Dad's eyebrow shape, they all have Dad's nose, they all have Mom's eye color, etc.... Hannah loves to make these connections.. So the other night we're comparing and Hannah comes up this...

"Mom, we have the same nose." I'm curious because she obviously has Dad's shape of nose, so I say, "Why is that honey?" She came back with a very confident answer of, "because if someone hits our nose, it will hurt." Lol, "You are exactly right right honey!"

Fourth of July!

We started our Fourth of July Saturday off with eating a Pancake Breakfast with our ward at church. The kids got to participate in a bike parade! Then we went to a friends house for a BBQ and swim. Or rather the kids swam and the adults sat around in the hot sun and wished they were in their bathing suits so they could swim too! Isn't it funny how the older we get the less we allow ourselves to just have fun without worrying about how we look. We all had fun and ate too much! We went home to get kids ready to go see fireworks but the kids ended up falling asleep on the floor so we watched the Macy's Fireworks on TV and went to bed!

Sacramento California Temple

We took a trip with the kids to go see the Sacramento Temple. The grounds were beautiful, the temple is set up on a hill. Everything was very quiet and peaceful! We loved it.
The kids thought the "temple turkeys" were pretty awesome.

~Saturday Fun~

We all went to see the Disney Movie UP, which I must say is absolutely fantastic! We walked out of the Theater, we saw a little water fountain/park. Of course the kids had to go play in it. They had lots of fun trying to catch the water and stepping on the holes. It was hot enough outside that the cool water was very welcomed! It was a nice way to spend a Saturday!