An Easter convo with Ryan

R-Mom we should get that Tangled Barbie for sister(i had already purchased it for her Easter basket)
M-Well.....maybe the Easter Bunny will bring it for her.
R-MOM that is disgusting, the Easter Bunny can't go in Walmart, he might get poop everywhere.  But Santa, he can come in Walmart

So true Ry, so true!!

 Holding hands, isn't that so sweet!

 holding on for dear life!

 "mom that is not my favorite animal!"

 On a safari!

 Look at that warty head!

 Disappearing hand trick!

 Sitting on top of the Jeep feeding the giraffe!

 Best picture of the day!!!

 Caroline's own roller coaster, she kept saying "weeeeeeeeee"

 Ryan's all time favorite animal!!

 LOOK AT THAT DINOSAUR FOOT PRINT!!!!!!

 This was the best i could get!

 Ryan had a blast playing in the river!

 and so did Caroline until...........

 WE SAW THIS SLITHER OUT OF THE WATER!!!

 Ryan caught this tiny little frog, I thought we might have a "Mice of Men" moment but the poor little frog survived

 And then they were out like lights, wind and all!!!!

And this is why 3 year olds don't drive!

Today we walked on the wild side, well we drove on the wild side.

This time we got to feed the giraffes!! 

While I was busy feeding the giraffes in the front, Caroline was in the back getting her fingers bitten by a zebra!!  The zebra thought her cute little fingers were food, especially since she shoved them in his mouth.  Poor thing, she didn't let me forget it the whole way home,"Mama, zebra, bite, fingers, oowwwowwwo, that hurt fingers, zebra!"

Gramps was brave and let the kids drive in his lap, and he let Ryan really steer, well as much as you can let a 3 year old drive!

ya' think they enjoyed driving?

aren't they cute while they are holding still?

Ryan had fun feeding the wild life, especially the slobbery part!

 Love the tongue picture!

and basically my kids are fearless!  I am excited, because I am going to roll today's purchase into a membership, so we can go whenever we like!

It was a great day!!  Thanks Gramps for going with us! The noise is a lot, Caroline cried,whined, babbled, laughed, cried, and whined some more the whole way home and promptly fell asleep the moment her head hit her pillow at 6:25, since she didn't nap all day!!!

Some things Ryan has said lately.......

after his soccer game the other day we asked Ryan where he wanted to go for lunch and he enthusiastically responded,"POTBELLIES BY TCU!!!!" this Potbellies is nowhere near his soccer fields, and there is one way closer but he wasn't having it.
Gramps picked Ry up and asked him why he wanted to go to that Potbellies, to which Ryan replied,"Gramps, because the girls like me there!!" With a HUGE smile on his face!

TCU is the local college, and we usually go during lunch time when all the cute, blond, tan, co-eds are there.



The other day the kids were in the bath playing in their own little corners, Ryan looks up at me and asks,"Mom, why does my wiener have a bone in it?"  yep you guessed it, he had one!! YIKES, well I didn't really have an answer for that one, so he quickly replied,"It's okay mom, everyone's wieners stick up every once in a while!" 

One of my naughty little monkeys apparently doesn't like apple skins!!  I find these half eaten ALL OVER the house!!  This same naughty little monkey has given up her BINKY!!! And even better news she finally took a nap today after a week and a half with no naps!!  Now if I can get rid of the sippy cup at bedtime, oh and potty train!!! Nuthin' big!!

(and don't mind the dust, sorry)

Who do you think this is???

Look at this chubby cheeked baby, or is that my first born??? 

Well I am pretty sure it's Ryan since those are his PJ's, and that naughty monkey must have gotten ahold of my camera!!  But I really had to look at this picture to figure out who it was!!

Today was cause for celebration

Today was a great day, Ryan had a great time at church, which is such a relief (we have STRUGGLED since the switch to primary).  He was a happy boy, a happy boy that needs some serious church clothes!!!

 So as part of our celebration we went and got ice cream, I know it's Sunday but this deserved an exception!!

While there some firemen came to have dinner, the kids were perfect and as cute as can be(who wouldn't be with an ice cream cone) and when we got up to leave one of the firemen offered to let the kids climb in the truck!!  Ryan was in heaven and his grin was from ear to ear!!!!

 Those are his CRAZY sleepy eyes(when he is sleepy his eyes get all crazy, and glassy)this was at about 6:20, so he was ready for bed!

 SO EXCITED!