Thursday, March 24, 2011

L.A. County Zoo

 Needed something exciting to do for our last few days left off track, so we trecked out to the L.A. County zoo for some furry friend visits.
 Tyler really liked these guys and wanted to just sit and watch them.  Chase was so intrugued with each one that would move to a new spot.
 Morgan points out all the neat swans and ducks on the other side of the pond.
 Chase more interrested in his granola bar than the view.
 Cute Boy!
 Another Cute Boy!

 This is a Kimono Dragon.  This was Tyler's favorite of the day.  Their paws and tongues are HUGE!
 Cute girl!

 Cute Boy!


 Lots and lots of views from behind.  I tried to get them to turn around, but of course the animals are way more fun than smiling for me!
 We laughed at the chimps and the monkeys because they love to pick at each other.















Thursday, March 17, 2011

Happy St. Patrick's Day 2011

Sick little Chase was found sleeping in random places through out the day.  I lost him for about 3 minutes around 9:00 AM and found him on the edge of my bed fast asleep behind a pile of blankets.  Then later in the morning around 11 I found him sleeping here on the tile.  Poor lil fella!
I am not much for HUGE celebrations of St. Patrick's Day, but I do like to acknowledge that it is a fun holiday and a day different than the rest of the month.  So we did some fun festivities to honor the day.
Lepruchaun hat making with paper, printed pictures I found online, and a little tape, glue, and crayons.
4-Leaf clovers to decorate our walls and hats

Morgan loves loves loves crafts.  Anything that requires assembling or making she does her very very best and is so happy to be crafting.  Little woman of my own heart!
Attempted to draw 4 leaf clovers and "lucky" with eyeliner along with some green eye-shadow.
Brooklyn did surprisingly well with her cutting skills.  I was so happy for her to understand cutting AROUND the pictures and not dicing them up like last time.
Tyler takes cutting very seriously and really works hard with his hand coordination.

Brooklyn's finished Product
Tyler's Finished Product
4-leaf clover search in our back yard.  There is a little patch by the trampoline that seems to collect a bunch. 
This expression was right before Morgan realized this was still a 3-leaf clover and started to cry a little.  She REALLY REALLY wanted to find a 4 -leaf clover.


Tyler was certain he found one, and then coached Brooklyn how to spot them.



She was super exticed that she got to pick a clover for the camera.  She was very specific as to which one she wanted.

Green Everything for lunch:  Green Pasta,  Green cream cheese on bagels, and green juice along with green frosting on graham cracker's for dessert.