Having Fun with Kitties and Bugs

The kids had fun playing in the front yard this morning. We found some ladybugs, a praying mantis, and had fun playing with Suki. I wanted to get some good pictures of Kendall, but she is so wild and crazy...she didn't want to sit still. I think I was able to get a few good shots...I need to sit down and figure out the setting on my camera. 

Painting

Today I decided to paint the wall in our kitchen. It really needed to be be done. It was hard putting tape on the vaulted ceilings but I was able to do it with Riley's help. Prepping took about an hour and then after Kendall went down for her nap I started painting. I had to tape a paint brush to the end of a broom to reach the top of the wall. Cooper helped paint, too :)  It wasn't too hard but it was still a lot of work! The paint dried pretty fast and I was able to put the shelves back on the wall tonight. It looks so much better!


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Happy Birthday Kendall!!

Today was Kendall's 2nd birthday! We had Kendall open her presents after I got back from my meeting. She got some new shoes, a golf set, and the movie Ponyo. After church we watched Ponyo...that movie is so cute! Kendall and the kids really like it. 

Happy Birthday, Kendall!! We love you! :)

Kendall and Claire's 2nd Birthday!

On Saturday we had a cute birthday party for Kendall and Claire. It's so fun that they are the same age! We had Kami from Kozy Creations come and do the party. The kids loved it and such a fun time. They each got to pick, stuff, and dress their own animal. They played games outside and then we came in and opened presents and ate pizza. It was fun!

Zoo!

Today we went to the zoo with Megan and Nate. It was pretty busy and there was a lot of construction going on, but we still had a fun time! Kendall was kind of nervous at first and wanted me to hold her, but after we went on the carousel she started having fun. I think the kids favorite thing was the bird show. It was pretty cool. I liked the big owl that flew right over us...he was pretty awesome looking! The boys thought the talking parrot was funny, and Riley really liked the raven that grabbed donations from peoples hands.

There were a lot of new things that I hadn't seen before. The Rocky Shore exhibit was nice. The kids really liked watching the seals and sea lions swimming under the water. There was a lot of construction going on and everything looked so different. I think it will be really nice when everything is all finished!

Dirty Dash!!

The Dirty Dash was so much fun! The only bad thing was that I broke my ankle 5 miles into the race. Boo! I was so mad at myself! I was able to finish the race...I climbed up the cargo nets, went down the giant slip n slide, and made my way through the mud pits. It probably wasn't the smartest thing to do, but I wanted to finish! After we were done I knew that my injury was pretty bad. The next day I found out my ankle was broken and I had to go in and get a boot to wear for 4 weeks. It could have been worse, but I'm just mad I can't run or work out for 12 weeks! Oh, well. At least I was having fun when I got hurt....and I'm still planning on signing up for next year's Dirty Dash!! It is so much fun!!