Slacker!

Okay. So I know I have been slacking lately. I keep looking at my friends blogs wondering why they are not updating their blogs sooner. I need something to read. Then I look at mine. I know I have things to blog about but I have been having a hard time finding the time to go downstairs to upload pictures. So I thought tonight would be a great night to do it. I had a little time. So here I am for now.

Ice Skating in the Summer?

Today we went ice skating with Susie, Afton and Erin. This was the first time that Garrett and Katelyn has ever been ice skating and I haven't been in years and years and years. Garrett did great because he said it was like rollerblading and Katelyn did awesome for not knowing how to skate. (She has some little training skates but she just walks in those.) So after a few times around the rink Garrett was trying to spin in circles and was trying to do stunts. Katelyn only liked skating with Aunt Susie because she could skate better then mommy. They had a wonderful time. Garrett of course wants to go back tomorrow but we will have to do it again soon.

A Day at the Zoo!

Yesterday we went to the Zoo with my sister Amy and her cute boys. This was the first time we have been this summer and it was the best time to go. We got there right after they opened so there weren't very many people there and it wasn't to hot. Here are some pictures of what we saw.

First we have my cute kids...


Then cute Nate.


Then cute Christopher.


Then cute baby Acara. This is our favorite animal at the zoo. She is so cute and it is fun watching her play outside and swing on the ropes.


This was an interesting bird. We had to go watch the bird show and they brought this bird out. I can't remember what kind of bird he said it was but the said this is the only bird like this in the United States and Hogle Zoo got it.


I let Garrett put $5.00 in their donation box today so they got to get their picture taken with the Bald Eagle. This is Garrett's favorite bird.


Then we saw the new babies at the zoo.

The baby giraffe was cute.


The tiger cubs were cute and wild. They would either follow the mommy tiger around or they would hide in their little hut.



We had a great time at the zoo today. It was fun seeing all the new baby animals.

Bigg's got her ears pierced!

Well last week Katelyn wanted to get her ears pierced. So we went to the mall to go get them done. She chose the pink flowers. Then she sat in the chair and was so big and brave. There was a stuffed animal sitting in the chair and she asked if she could hold it while she got the piercings. I told her that is what it's there for. So she held onto the bear and the girl marked her ears and then she pierced them one at a time. After the first ear Katelyn starting crying and I asked her if she was okay and she said "Yes but that hurt." I told her it would only hurt for a minute and she leaned her head on my arm and let the girl pierce the other side. (I thought for sure we would of had a hard time doing the second ear but we didn't.) Then I told her that if she pierced her ears I would do mine. So I had to get mine done too. I had them done years ago and I let them close. So I got them redone. And if you are all wondering... I was brave too. But Katelyn loves her earrings and she looks so cute.

Big Girl!

So my daughter has now got brave and let us take her training wheels off her bike. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to ride her bike but she took off and there was no looking back. After a few times to the neighbors house and back she started doing little tricks on her bike. She was lifting her legs up in the air, standing up and going so fast. Our little no fear girl is getting so big.

First Day of School!

So here we are another school year. Garrett is starting 2nd grade. Katelyn is starting Kindergarten. They are both really excited about school this year and hopefully we will have a great year with a lot of learning. We have already had a few problems with Garrett. He is just being a chatterbox in class and the teacher doesn't like that. Give him time, he will quite down. (At least for a minute or two.) Katelyn on the other hand loves school. Hopefully it stays that way and she doesn't get bored.

Just a little note!

I just love when I get a phone call from the school saying that "Your child has been naughty today."
That Garrett.... What am I going to do with him..... and it has only been 8 days since school started.