The Zoo (this is a long one)

Today we took the family to the zoo. The girls did awesome! We were there just over 3 hours and they were champs the whole time. I think they enjoyed seeing the animals even though some of the displays were too high for them to see from the wagon. Here are just a few of the animals we saw and things we experienced.





Penguins


Llama


Condors


Jaguar


Poison Dart Frogs


Checking out the Hissing Cockroaches


Bats


A rare Snow Leopard


Storks (how babies really come, right?)


Tortoise


Black Swans


Bald Eagles





The family (a BAD hair day)






Some gorgeous flowers


A Barking Deer


A very sleepy Bear


My favorite, the Jellyfish exhibit





Playing in the Aquarium




And finally, some Pink Flamingos!

Why my house is never clean.

By Kendra, mother to 17 month old twins.

Home today with 2 sicklings, I figured it would be a great time to get some cleaning done. It went a little something like this ...

2:00pm - Get out vacuum and empty canister.
2:15 - Start vacumming
2:20 - Move sorting blocks Addi dumps in front of vacuum
2:22 - Move Sing along chair Payton drags onto carpet
2:25 - Move sorting blocks again
2:30 - Unwrap cord from Payton's neck
2:32 - Start vacuuming furniture
2:34 - Plug vacuum back in
2:40 - Unwrap cord from Payton's neck
2:43 - Plug vacuum back in
2:45 - Plug vacuum back in
2:50 - Set vacuum upright
2:53 - Clean cushion I just got done cleaning thanks to Goldfish cracker Addi had stored in her diaper
2:56 - Plug vacuum back in
2:57 - Break up fight and unwrap cord from Payton's neck
3:00 - Finish, wind up cord, pack vacuum away, only to discover pile of smashed cracker on carpet.

Do your dishes smell like burnt plastic?

Mine do. Unfortunately last night as I was loading the dishwasher, a Tupperware lid slid down into the bottom of the unit. Literally 45 minutes later as I sat in the living room pondering why my husband had lit a candle, and while he sat in the kitchen and wondered why black smoke was pouring from the dishwasher, we discovered the snafu. Now literally all but 3 of the girls sippy cups smell like rancid, melted plastic. *sigh* I've been working all morning on getting the smell out. I'm about to attempt soaking them in baking soda and water. If that doesn't work it's off to Wal-Mart to buy new ones. Wish me luck!

The Way-Back Machine

Tonight after dinner the girls relaxed by hanging out in the recliner and watching some "Baby Einstein". Thinking back it does my heart good to see how much they love each other and how they'll always be together.

Summertime!

Sealed with a kiss!