Zingmark Zoo Trip

Bryan`s sister Rebecca came down from DC the week of Easter, and before she left she and I took the three youngest grandchildren to the zoo on Good Friday. It was packed and hot, but the kids had fun riding the carousel and feeding various animals. I think Aidan was most excited to feed the giraffe. These three kids don`t get together much, so they enjoyed being able to run around together and bond. Aidan enjoyed finally being able to keep up with them. Becca and I enjoyed getting to spend time together also. We`ve really missed her since she moved. After Becca and the girls left, Aidan and I went to visit the penguins and the aquarium, and then our last stop was at the gift shop where Aidan got a toy lion and a toy giraffe.

Multi-functional furniture

Halfway there

Only two years to go!

Tagged by Stacy

My friend Stacy tagged me on Monday, so here goes. Facts about me in 4`s:

4 shows I like to watch:

1. Brothers and Sisters
2. Lost
3. 19 Kids and Counting
4. The Forgotten

4 things I`m passionate about:

1. Healthy food
2. Twilight
3. Scrapbooking
4. Not allowing Aidan to hit

4 phrases I say a lot:

1. Stay out of the dishwasher.
2. Did you go poo-poo?
3. Drink your milk.
4. Go find your lion.

4 things I have learned from the past:

1. Hug your grandparents.
2. Wear shoes if you have a little one who scatters his toys around.
3. Mama always says you get more with honey than with vinegar, and she's right.
4. Count to five(sometimes 10) before you discipline your child.

4 places I would like to go:

1. Italy
2. France
3. Hawaii
4. Spain

4 things I did yesterday:

1. Talked to my friend Heather
2. Ate grilled chicken and rice and green beans for dinner
3. Watched Lost
4. Played with my dog

4 things I'm looking forward to:

1. Bryan's graduation
2. Warmer weather
3. Eclipse
4. Aidan`s birthday party

4 things I love about winter:

1. SNOW!! (on the rare occasion that we get it)
2. Jackson`s birthday
3. Ashley`s birthday
4. Mama`s birthday

4 things on my wish list:

1. whirlpool bathtub
2. A yukon hybrid
3. trip to the beach
4. new dining room table

4 friends to tag:

1. Laci
2. Melissa Smith
3. Christi Mayo
4. Lacey Costner

Today`s Happenings...

-Aidan said hi for the first time.
-I found organic yogurt that has servings of vegetables in it, brought one home for Aidan to try, and he loved it.
-Aidan did not empty his dresser drawers.
-I discovered that Mobile Web is harder than I thought to use.
-Aidan can now say Daddy, so I`m holding out for Mommy.
-Bryan and I cleaned the church building
-And then waited in line for a year at Walmart
-My friend Christi had her baby-SO CUTE
-Thought for half a second when I saw the baby pictures,"Oh, how sweet. I want another one."
-And that's how long that thought was appealing.

Inspired By Cousins

Two of my cousins recently did posts on internet and blogging safety and keeping our kids safe in the digital world. They had a lot of good tips on how to do this and links to a lot of great articles about these topics. Since I would like to keep my blog public as long as possible, there are changes that I'll have to make on here. I'll remove our last name until I decide to go private, so if anyone has suggestions for blog names that don`t include any of our names at all, then I'd love to hear them. I'd also love your thoughts on blogging safety. The last thing is something that one of my cousins mentioned in her post about this, and that is to please not use our last name in any blog posts or on a list of blog links or give out any of our personal information. I'm pretty sure that I don`t have to worry about that, but you can never be too careful. Thsnks for understanding, and thanks you two for your blog posts. Now if there was a way to be safer on Facebook. I hate that I get friend requests all the time from people I don`t know.

Blogging Funk

It has been a while since I blogged. A lot has happened, some good, some not fun, and some sad. I`m trying to sort through pictures that I want to post, so bear with me.