Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

At the beginning of the month we took a trip down to Colorado Springs and went to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. It was the most fun zoo we have ever been to! The girls were able to touch and feed giraffes, birds, pet Wallabys, and ride ponies. They even had a moose there! It was a rainy, stormy day but we didn't care. It was a welcome break from the heat.
Close up of a giraffe

India petting a giraffe

India feeding the giraffe

Jordyn wanted to watch but did not want to get close

Jordyn checking out the lions

Even India got a turn in the backpack

Jordyn got her face painted

India chose to be a giraffe

The girls in a spider web

Feeding the birds

Jordyn enticing a bird

India holding a bird

Jordyn's turn :-)

Petting a Wallaby



India in the tiger tube

Daddy and his girls

Jordyn riding a pony

India on her pony

Happy Fourth of July!!!

We hope that you are all enjoying your Fourth of July. We had a fun weekend around the house and enjoyed seeing the fireworks with Cousin Cenika and her mommy yesterday. Overall I think the girls enjoyed the show. Cenika covered her ears and cried for her daddy, India sat curled up on my lap with her ears covered, and Jordyn let everyone know that the other two didn't like the noise as she smiled, laughed, and said how beautiful they were. We contemplated taking them somewhere that wouldn't be noisy to see more fireworks tonight, but are not sure we can handle two really late nights in a row. (Especially because we are listening to the girls play upstairs instead of nap this afternoon.) Today is a hot one in Colorado. We have been relaxing and playing in the water to stay cool.

We miss our East Coast Family and are excited for our upcoming visit!
Love you all!

The girls

Jordyn waving her flag

India with her flag

Cenika and Stacey

Waiting for the show to start

India preparing for the noise

Jordyn didn't think anything of it - she loved it!

First Family Camping Trip

The girls have been asking when we were going to go camping so we finally gave in and planned a trip. We went close to home at the Chatfield Reservoir and it was a great place to start. We had a lot of fun, many laughable moments, and learned a lot about camping with a family. The moment that got the biggest laugh from mom and dad was when we went to blow up our air mattress and found out that the pump had to be charged for 8-12 hours before use...we were out of luck...and the tent pad was little rocks. The girls had their little mattresses so we were hopeful that they would get some sleep. Check out our pictures for the rest of the story.

Our house for the night

The lake had a beach and swim area

Jordyn is ready to go swimming

India too!

Cold, but refreshing

Our little fish

Jordyn playing in the sand

Dinner time!

First Smores experience

They are not impressed! Like all of the ingredients seperately, but not together. Can you imagine?!

There was no shade and the sun was HOT. Some might say it's ghetto, we prefer resourceful.

They are supposed to be sleeping

The morning after

Playing in the car while we packed up.

Keeyah

We are a few weeks into summer vacation and I have to say... Being with my girls is the greatest. Of course keeping a 2 and 4 year old happily occupied does use quite a bit of brain power. While there are days that we miss the "baby stage," we are enjoying the independence of our children. We have the best conversations and they say the funniest things. Here are just a few examples:

1. India has been taking medicine (which she does not like). Yesterday after giving her medicine she told me, "Here mom, now you take a bite of my butt and drink something" I made a face and told her I didn't want to, but she insisted I would be ok if I would just take a drink after eating something I didn't like. I obliged. Then she said, "Here's another bite mom." I told her I didn't want another bite and she said, "You have to take another bite, this is from the other cheek."

2. While at the park a lady said said to Jordyn "you have on a very pretty dress". Jordyn replied " thank you very much but I actually have on a skirt." :-)

3. India and was eating dinner on the porch at her little table. I asked what the birds were having for dinner. She thought for a second and said, "Bird seeds the same thing they ate for breakfast."

4. We are thankful for an extremely sturdy and resilent refrigerator as we find little girls scaling the inside to get what the want off the top shelf.

5. India was riding on my shoulders at the mall the other day and said, "Mom, put me down, I have to toot." She gets her manners from me :-)

6. Jordyn and I were playing and I gave her a kiss and said I love you pretty Jordyn; she replied " I love you too pretty daddy".

7. Jordyn's favorite things: the muffin man, reminding others to use their manners, singing, playing in water, finding treasure, playing outside, wearing skirts or dresses, Tai Kwon Do punches and kicks, walking in another direction from us in the mall and her daddy.

8. India's favorite things: playing in water, singing, dancing jumping, horse back rides, ice in her drinks, helping mom in the kitchen, superman, church, popcicles, and her daddy.

Chillin' by the pool

This is fun!

Fish Races

Hula-hooping

Learning how to be doctors

The doctors with their patients

Firefighter India

The crew


We hiked to the top of the mountain.

Hiking

Jordyn's "game face"

Upblock

"Kee-yah!"

Upblock

Punch

Summer has begun

Written on June 2:
Today is officially our second day of summer vacation and it is AWESOME! The weather is beautiful, the birds are singing, and the girls are full of energy and excitement. India and Jordyn started thier Tai Kwon Do classes this week and I don't know who likes them more...the girls or mom and dad.
Quote from Jordyn..."I have a big idea! But it's so big that I can't tell you what it is." And she didn't tell us.

Lazy mornings

India punching at Tai Kwon Do

Jordyn at Tai Kwon Do (it is so much cuter in person!)

"Cheese!"

Feeding the ducks

India and Daddy looking at a hot air balloon

Climbing a tree

Jordyn riding a bull downtown

Boxes - the best toys

Jordyn in the car