Living Planet Aquarium

I took the little kids to the aquarium today.  I had a couple of extra kids, whom I babysit a couple of times a week with us, so it was just like old times when all my kids were little. :)  Skyler met us there for a little bit, and the kids were really good while he was there.  Once he left, Hunter thought it was his job to scare me and make it a lot less fun.  It is okay though, because, like I said, it was just like going back to the "old days". 

We saw the prettiest little bird right here. (I was pointing it out to Lorilei) I am so mad I forgot my good camera, or I could have gotten a picture.  It was blue and green with a little yellow.  

Capri was a little nervous about getting close to the fish tanks.  She didn't really understand that there was glass in between her and the water so she was a little hesitant to get close until I helped he touch the glass.  I wish my kids were that cautious. 

The penguins were in rare form when we saw them.  Swimming all over and playing around together.  The girls would scream when they would come close and then laugh at themselves.  We were pretty much the only people there at the time so it was really fun and the penguins were interested in us too. 

A penguin just swam next to us.  You can't beat the look of delight on her little face.

my babies...growing up.

Peeking inside of a fish tank.

These two were so cute. They went to this table and pick up stuff and were asking the person who worked there what everything was.  Hunter actually had questions for her.  It was cracking me up.

We love to see the sharks, but today was extra fun.  It was feeding time!  Leading up to the time to feed all the fish/turtles/sharks got excited and were all swimming around like crazy.  It was so cool.  There are a lot more sharks in there than I saw last time.  Turns out there are a lot of spots we can't see where they hide.  I really enjoyed this part.  Except for the fact that Hunter refused to stay by me and kept deciding he was big enough to be on his own.  The little stinker!

All in all it was a really great day.  They even got to pick out a prize at the end,  

Here's to more adventures!

Random stuff

Hunter is super cool riding in a UTV in St. George.  The hair,  the glasses, the belly, I just love it. 

When we got to the house we were staying at, the kids pulled down the blinds and a lizard fell out.  Don't worry, it wasn't a dirty place, just a sneaky lizard.

I took Jaxon to scouts, when I came back these two were asleep watching a movie.  I woke them up and gave them candy since it wasn't time to sleep yet. ;) I know, worst mother award.

3 years later.....

I know people, you are all going to die of shock because I am updating the blog.  It has only been 3 years!  

I kept looking at the baby pictures of Hunter and....

Now he is a cute little boy.  Time sure does fly sometimes.

We went to St. George this past weekend for a soccer tournament for Ryker.  Nothings like 75+ temperatures in February!  We had a lot of fun and even celebrated two birthdays while we were down there.  Lorilei turned 5 and Hunter 3.  

Look at all my people!  They are so cute.  Sometimes I can't believe my good fortune that I got such great kids.  

All of the above pictures were taken at Pioneer park or Red Cliffs.  The kids LOVE this place.  It only gives me slight heart attacks because you are climbing on these big rocks with big drop offs.  When do kids learn danger??  Not at 5 or 3.  All the same, it is fun and free!

These pictures were taken at one of Ryker's games. (Why do I not have pictures of his game??  Um, because I am usually too concerned about what is going on to think about my camera.  I really need to get some shots of him, he is pretty amazing.)  Anyway these two little cousins were so stinking cute. Holding hands?  Kill me with cuteness.  

One of the days we were down there we rented UTV's and spent 6 hours riding around in the dirt.  I could have made a sandbox with the amount of dirt/sand on everyone when we were done.  It was gross.  That is the price you pay for some wicked awesome fun!!

I know you 3 people who read this were hoping for more, but going back 3 years is daunting, so we are starting fresh today.  Let's see how that goes.