A trip to the zoo

On our first day in Salt Lake, we were able to take the kids to the zoo. That place never gets old! We had a great time running around and looking at all the animals and hanging out with the cousins.

Megan enjoying the sights.

Elephant and baby.
Rhino. This guy was fun to watch because he was running back and forth in his pen. Scary almost, considering that there isn't much keeping us seperated.

Lindsey didn't want her picture taken.

Josh, Lindsey, Megan, Johanna, Joseph.

Lindsey and Joseph were so cute holding hands.

Giraffe.

My cute little family taking a break.

Megan, Johanna and Lindsey holding hands! They could have all passed as sisters.

Once they caught me taking pictures, they made a run for it.

Colter chillin' in the stroller.

Camel. I don't think that I have ever seen a double-hump camel before.

"How do you measure up?"

Johnathan making sure Colter was okay.

It's great being a kid. You can play ring-around-the-rosie with random kids in the gorilla house.

Megan, Johanna and Lindsey hitching a ride in the stroller.

Lindsey, Joseph, Megan and Johanna riding the train.

Enjoying the train ride.

French braids and a cousin

During our trip to Utah, we were glad that Jeff and Jenn and their kids were going to be there. It has been awhile since we last saw them. My girls have really missed their Alaska cousins. On our first day there, we were planning to go to Hoogle Zoo. I decided to do my girls' hair in French braids, and Johanna really wanted her hair done as well. All three of them looked so cute! The girls got along so well and were best friends the whole week.

French braids

Side view
Group hug!

Silly faces.

Grandma Nina

We spent all of last week in Utah visiting family, so the next few posts will be from our trip. Our first stop was in Altamont to see Jason's Grandma Nina. She had never met Colter and it was past time for us to visit. She made us a wonderful lunch and it was great to see her.

Nina and Colter

Nina with the kids.

Easter hat

Megan made this hat just before Easter during story time at the library. (If I haven't mentioned it before, our librarians are awesome and we love going to story time!) So when Lindsey got home from school that day, she thought it would be funny to put the hat on Colter while he was in his jumper. He did look pretty cute.

Love my kids!

A little late, but...

Happy Birthday to Megan! I can't believe that my little Meggie Lu is now THREE!! She is such a joy to have in our family. She is so happy and has the best laugh. She loves to play with her big sister and is a protector of her little brother. She gives the best hugs and kisses. She is also very outgoing. She will go up to complete strangers in the store and tell them that she likes their shirt, or their pants, or their earrings. What a blessing she is to my life!

Megan wanted a purple princess castle for her birthday cake this year. Thanks to my sister who provided the idea and picture for this creation. It turned out so cute!

First day of Spring

On the first day of Spring, we decided to celebrate with a picnic in the mountains. We drove about 10 minutes from our house and fired up the grill to make some hotdogs and steaks. The girls had a great time picking up sticks and playing hide-and-seek. Of course our weather since then hasn't been the greatest, so I was glad that we got out to enjoy it while we could. It was a beautiful first day of Spring and we had a lot of fun.

Posing for the camera. Look at that smile!

Me and my girls.

Jason and the girls.

Kisses for Daddy.

Sister hugs.

Playing hide-and-seek.

Lindsey counting.

Megan counting.

I bet you're wondering why I don't have any pictures of Colter. That little boy slept the whole two hours that we were having our picnic! I think he had a great time too.

4 months

Well this post is a little late, but I still wanted to share the pictures. Colter turned 4 months on March 17. We had his well-baby check-up the day after. He weighed 15 lbs 9 oz and was 25.5 inches long. I have one big baby on my hands. He is so much fun! Lately, he has found his hands and feet. He can grab toys and play with them. One of the moves that he does is to pull his pant legs up to his knees and grab his toes when he is laying on his back. I have to make sure to keep his fingernail clipped because he scratches up his knees and shins when he does that. He continues to be a relaxed, easy going baby which is so nice with how busy we are lately. I love my little Colter-boy!