Fossil Rim

Josh and Grandma- Look at those teeth (zebra)!

"I can see the Giraffes- here they come!"

Got any food in there?
Dont mind my drooling tongue.

Josh
Jaxson

Our trip to Fossil Rim was great! Definitely the highlight of the trip was the feeding of the giraffes. "Here they come!" And come they did- right through the sunroof and into the car. One giraffe lowered his head through the sunroof and wouldn't leave until my sis-in-law and I gave him a few handfuls of food. The kids were terrified- and screaming "close it, close it (the sunroof)." The giraffe finally raised his head back through the sunroof leaving behind the most amazing string of drool ever- no kidding, it was about 18 inches long! Definitely the most exciting part of the trip- even though the kids were a bit scared it was pretty hilarious. I definitely recommend the trip- worth the drive and a very unique experience.

Field Day

First grade Lizzy

"Pull, pull, pull!"

Way to go Mrs Cortes Class!

You are the tug-of-war champs!

Our Cinco de Mayo Fiesta!

Cinco de Mayo was even better when we got to Pappasittos for 1/2 price fajitas- oooh yeah.

We are a tex-mex family (except for Dave) even the kids have become addicted to chips and salsa- and they love fajitas. As my husband, Dave gets his share of chips and salsa and fajitas- in fact he was even selected somehow as a taste tester for On the Border Restaurant. If he actually goes to one of their taste tests sometime, we will get a $60 gift certificate. If only they had selected me- I could get paid to eat the food I love!

Our Lakewood Super-Stallion!

Way to go Lizzy!!!!

World Aquarium

Lizzy's class, and every first grade class in Dallas, got to go to the aquarium last week so I volunteered and brought Josh along. I have to hand it to those 1st grade teachers. I had a hard time keeping track of my two, and I wondered how they didn't pull out their hair taking a head count of 22 every ten minutes or so with 6-year-olds wiggling and moving and screaming. It was pure chaos- but the kids sure loved it.

"From the Milky Thing"

Josh and I were out shopping today at Target, of course. I had to pick up a few things, but as usual I took a detour through the women's section where I buy a lot of my clothes lately. I wanted to see the swimsuit cover-ups to save myself from embarrassment when I put on that suit for the first time this Spring. As I was shopping and halfway keeping track of Josh, I noticed a pretty sexy looking bikini top in my cart!
Mom
"What's this?" -as I picked it up
"Josh where did this come from?"
Josh
"I got it for you." - pushing it back into the cart
Mom
"But where did you get it?" -looking for a place to put it back
Josh
"From the milky thing" -innocently
Mom
"The milky thing? What's that?" - confused and looking around for something "milky"
Josh
"Right here!"
A rack of sexy women's bikini tops! I should have known - this was the "milky thing".
Enough said! He is a sweetheart-totally innocent, and I hope when he's older he doesn't notice the "milky things" too much.

What the. . . . Hail?

"Just like an Easter Egg hunt, Mom!"

"Mom, can we go inside now? I think we're going to get struck by lightening!"

Not an Easter Egg!

"Can I bring these in to show to Daddy?"

What a storm! I guess we can just call ourselves lucky that we didn't get hit by the accompanying tornado. Despite the panic of golf-ball-sized hail hitting the windows, we did have some fun in the house when the power went out. The kids were a little scared when Dave and I told them we needed to get into a small room and make a "hut" by putting a mattress over us in case we had to "take cover". Luckily, the storm passed quickly. We had barely formulated the plan, and a few minutes later it passed our area. We were also glad that we had our cars in the garage before it even started (by about 60 seconds). I have never seen hail this big before, so I talked the kids into getting some pictures before it all melted. They were scared to go out at first, but warmed up to the idea of going out when Josh said, "Hey, It's just like an Easter egg hunt!" I'm glad we were safe and that it didn't last long. I'm also glad we learned a lesson in preparedness- one flash light and not a single candle is not exactly "prepared".