Wildlife World Zoo

This last weekend Scott's Dad and Step-mom came to visit. The kids had so much fun with their grandparents here spoiling them! We had decided to go to the zoo on Saturday...little did we know it would be rainy and cold. We aren't used to anything but hot and sunny here in AZ. Despite the weather we still had a great time at the zoo and enjoyed less crowds :)



Camryn was a little nervous to have her picture taken with the tiger and decided she had better keep and eye on him the whole time. Heehee She is so funny.

Owen on the other hand was fearless. He liked to try and touch anything with sharp teeth. We were grateful for the sturdy glass tanks the alligators were kept in or our little O would be short a few limbs for sure!

They also had an awesome aquarium. Cam LOVED all the colorful fish!

Owen didn't appreciate the view the zebra was giving him and found daddy holding the camera far more fascinating :)
The highlight of the trip was most definitely petting the sting rays! Owen was belly laughing the whole time. It was like his bath tub toys had come to life and were playing with him!

Camryn was very brave and loved the sting rays too...as long as daddy was close by.

All tuckered out :)

This was so fun to see the kids experience all these new things. I love the ages they are at right now, and realized that they are at just at the right ages for these fun family trips... maybe a children's museum next? We'll keep you posted!

Catching Up

When you have gone this long without updating (yes, I realize it has been six months) you can do one of three things. 1. Tackle the overwhelming task of going back and updating all that you missed, knowing that deep down, no one really has time to sit and read about the last six months of your life. 2. Just start with the here and now, lets not dwell in the past... so what if Owen goes from tiny infant to walking in one post, it feels like it went by that fast anyway. Or 3. Give up on life all together. If you cant even keep up with a simple little blog then what use are you to this world anyway? :) While options 2 and 3 are much easier I am afraid that I must choose option 1. After all, I started this blog as a sort of journal to record the lives of my kids and there were just too many milestones and little moments of cuteness to over look them. So, consider yourselves forewarned. This post could turn out to be a doosey. I will try to keep the rambling commentary to a minimum and stick mostly to pictures... starting now :)

This is Owens favorite pastime :)

Just when we thought Camryn was adjusting to having Owen in the family she expressed her true feelings in a chalk drawing outside. It is a picture of our family. Cam, Mom, and Dad are picture on the far right of the patio... looking for Owen??? He is the small figure to the far left...still, he is drawn, and on the same patio too...its a step, right? Hee hee

Halloween:
Fairy
Spider

This is when we realized just how mobile our little O was getting. What an escape artist!

Christmas:

Don't you just love all those little twisty ties that they put around every square inch of your child's toy?

Owen's first birthday:

Owen is very good at getting around the house now, including up and down the stairs!

Thats what we've been up to in the last six months. I now hope that the thought of blogging will not be so overwhelming and I can keep up with it a little better...but no promises :)