A day at the Zoo!

So, today we had to get out of the house. We are all feeling lots better, just about back to normal. The weather today was unbelievable! So we all hopped in the car and ran a couple of errands on the way to the zoo. We went on the last day of early voting to vote and lucked out with the crowd. We did not have to wait at all, which was super nice. We then headed to the zoo. The kids were both so excited because they've been sequestered in the house for the past few weeks. They enjoyed running around on there own from one animal exhibit to the next. One of my children's favorite exhibits is the meerkat mound. Today the meerkats were very energetic, one in particular. It kept running in a circular pattern around the mound and always coming back to were Ashlynn was standing. Ashlynn ate this up and was laughing and so excited. When the meerkat would start running its path, Ashlynn would run along the wall squealing with delight. It was so adorable. Logan always like to go around the corner were they have this glass bubble thing that he sits in to watch the meerkats do there thing. He always will watch for mommy and daddy and wave at us excitedly when we see him sitting there on his own. Ashlynn really wanted to go on the carousel so we asked Logan if he would also like to. Of course he said "No!" He seems to be just a bit leery of the whole carousel concept. So Dustin bought a ticket for Ashlynn and himself. Needless to say, when Logan saw that they were going without him, he wanted to go to. So, I ran to get him a ticket while the three of them got situated on the carousel. Of course Logan opted out of sitting on one of the horses and found him a wagon to sit on. He looked very unimpressed as he went round and round. Ashlynn was horse hopping, thinking one had to be a bit faster then the next. We then jumped on the train and the tables were turned. Ashlynn was not impressed but Logan was so excited. We had a good time being outside on such a beautiful day and being able to see some of the beautiful creations that God has placed on this earth!

Daddy's Home!

We have been sick for the past 3 weeks or so. One passing to the next and so on. We are now on round two of passing back and forth. Fun times. Yesterday Grandma invited Logan to spend the day with her so Ashlynn and I could get some rest. Ashlynn took a nice long nap and woke up at 5 pm. This is very late for her because my kids are usually in bed by 7 pm every night. So I let her stay up pretty late. She was at the kitchen table coloring and I was in the other room checking on the laundry, when all the sudden I heard an excited yell from the kitchen, "Mommy, Daddy here!" It is very unusual for the children to be awake when Dustin comes home from work. So last night was a treat for the both of them.

Prayer Time!

Tonight Dustin and I got on our knees for family prayer and told Logan and Ashlynn to do the same. Logan knelt down and was waiting patiently for Ashlynn to get on her knees. Again, Daddy told Ashlynn to kneel down for prayer, so Logan lays down on the ground, flat. Dustin tells Logan to kneel up. Logan looks up at Dustin and said, "Daddyyy, you just told me to kneel down!" We got a kick out of this, hope you do too!

I want to be a Cowboy!

So here is my rendition of the children's book If you give a mouse a cookie, by Laura Numeroff. This morning Logan had on 1 cowboy boot. He wanted the other. So, I got him the other boot and he wanted his cowboy hat. When I got him the cowboy hat he wanted his chaps. So, I got him his chaps and he wanted his vest. When I got him his vest he wanted to put them on. When he put them on he wanted to take a picture of the cute little cowboy. So, I took lots of pictures of the cute little cowboy. When I took the pictures of the cute cowboy, he wanted to look at each and every one. He then wanted some more pictures, so I took more. He then stomped around the house for awhile in his loud boots. Then he took them off, along with his outfit. The end!

Beautiful Ocean, here we come!

So Dustin and I finally found out were his company is sending us for being in the top two in Dustin's office. We are going to Cancun, Mexico. I'm excited. The last time we went to Cancun, I got food poisoning something awful, and stayed in the room for 3 days. The time I'd spent outside of the room, I was super impressed. Cancun is a more Americanized city, which I like, it gives me a false sense of security. It also has these amazing ruins. Dustin and I only went to one the last time we were there and it was way cool. There were these HUGE Komodo Dragons all over, 100's of them. I kept watching my back because I felt like they might make a tasty treat of Dustin and I. It was really creeping me out, but cool at the same time. So, I am excited about returning, just need to get my food and drink straight, know what is off limits to the American pansies! We leave on April 17th and return the 21st.

Let's Potty!

I am going to try my hand at the whole blogging bit. So be patient, and if you get bored that's OK. So I am super excited that my children are finally taking a remote interest in the toilet for something other then wasting water. Logan has gone wee-wee in the toilet twice in the last 2 days and Ashlynn has taken me on several trips to the toilet so she can sit there and poot. So yesterday she came and got me and I stripped her down to nothing and sat her on the toilet. We sat there for a while but nothing happened, I got bored. So I told her it's time to get up. She didn't want to so I left her sitting on her throne for a good 5 min. When I came to check on her I smelt something rather offensive and got all excited. She was so proud of herself and of the brown floaties in the toilet. Sorry, I probablly offend some of you, but, it was a very exciting moment and I like to paint very vivid pictures! So it looks like we are finally on the way to being diaper free, finally!