ROAR!!! A Girls Day At the ZOO!

The girls and I tackled the zoo solo last week since Daddy had to leave town for work. The day went much better than I had expected and we had lots of fun. I didn't know before heading down there that it was going to be SO windy that day... we were exhausted by the time it was time to go home (at least I was!!)

The tiger came right over to see us

The girls loved looking at the animals

The rhino! Usually he's sleeping every time I've been to the zoo but this time he was walking around and all of a sudden did a BIG poop. I think that was one of the highlights of Brynn's day - she loved talking about the "big poop"! 

They loved the petting zoo!

Time to milk the cow

After visiting all of the animals, we stopped at the Little People's Playground for some fun and a snack. Brooklyn loves the slide. She goes up the stairs and down the slide all by herself! She also likes to try to go up the slide and down the stairs... of course!

Time for a picnic!

The zoo was a success!

Definite success!

We're Back!

We've been really busy around here the past few weeks despite the fact that you haven't seen any pictures of us in action - I'm sorry!!! I know I take a lot of pictures, but believe it or not, there are some Moms who take even more! All of these great shots were taken by one of the Moms in one of our play groups. We met up with a bunch of kids at the park and these pictures just show the excitement! The girls LOVE the park these days. Brynn walks around saying, "pok, pok - BIG pok"... that's all she wants to do!

Brynn and her friend Betsy. Brynn is only 3 months older than her and she towers over Betsy!

Yes, Brooklyn is smooshed in between us here! You can't see but she is smiling. This slide was HUGE! I'm guessing at least 20-25 feet high. I was afraid to come down but the girls got up there somehow, so we had to come down! 

Easter 2013

Easter Eve... decorating eggs! Auntie Col had sent out an egg pincher type thing and Brynn did really well with it. She was a pro! Brooklyn kept busy coloring herself with her frozen ice pops!

So proud!

Pretty eggs!

Easter morning... the bunny was busy!

Easter morning started very early and was in full swing by 5:45am... I guess they're training us for this Christmas - we better try to go to bed earlier! Here's Brynn checking out her loot!

Playing with her new fish puzzle from the Bunny

So many fun things to discover!

Ice cream cones and a bunny cup!

Brynn looking like she's 6 years old here...

Ok, enough with the baskets... let's get the eggs!

Brooklyn found the chalk

There's an egg!

"I see it, I see it" - here I come!

Is there anything good in here?!

A basket full of eggs = SUCCESS

Finding a quiet place away from her sister to see what she got

The peace didn't last for long. Brooklyn opened the eggs as fast as she got her hands on them and devoured jelly beans. Look at her face! She wore 3 dresses throughout the day. Good thing their "real" Easter dresses didn't get dirty!

After our egg hunt, Brynn filled in her jelly bean chart - matching up all the colors.

Then we made our famous BUNNY CAKE!!! (he had a few extra jelly beans this year!)

Another dress...

Brooklyn can be in the worst mood, but when Barney comes on TV - everything stops. She stands at full attention and watches her idol :-)

Giving us that "Brooklyn look" but her dress is so cute!

Time for BUNNY CAKE!!! Mommy & Daddy were way too full  to eat anything else, but the girls weren't passing this up. Brynn thinks it's hysterical because Brooklyn gets more in her hair than in her mouth! Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!! We love you.

Doing a Little Work...

It took her literally a second to get up in my chair and start posting things on Facebook!

Uh Oh...

I knew it wouldn't be too long before Brooklyn was climbing on the chairs!

Happy Easter!!!

Happy Easter!!! I'm sure we'll be talking to most of you today but we hope you have a wonderful day filled with family, friends and everything you love! Thank you so much to all of our awesome, special "Easter Bunnies" out there who sent things for the girls... they are going to be SO excited when they wake up in the morning!! Lots of pictures to follow...
XOXOXOXOXO

First Easter Egg Hunt of the Season

On Friday we went to a friend's house for an Easter Party and the girls had their first egg hunt. Looks like they're comparing what they each had in their eggs!

A tootsie roll!

The Easter Bunny made a surprise visit but trying to get this many kids to look at the camera at the same time is nearly impossible. Not that bad of a picture considering all of that. Brooklyn looks like she's a bit ticked off, but we all survived!

Checking out their basket of goodies!

I love Brooklyn's dress. This was actually a gift for Brynn but it never fit her so I'm glad it's finally getting used!

The girls were so happy to see Daddy when we got home. He got home from being away right before we left for our Easter party. Here they are putting stickers on his face!

Brooklyn doesn't look too interested here but she really just wanted to snuggle with Daddy...

Tickle fest!