Wheeler Farm

On Wednesday we went to Wheeler Farm, I had never been before but after all the fun we had we will definitely go back. Aunty Jen was able to meet us there, too. There were lots of animals to look at, bags of corn for 50 cents to feed them, and wide open spaces to run around in. We saw brand new ducklings and goslings and a calf that was only a few weeks old. Zachary being the boy that he is liked the tractor display barn.
Comforting Lu after the lamb nibbled on her finger, Zachary cries when she cries which is pretty sweet.
Checking out the corn.
Aren't we cute?!

Our little cowgirl.
Zachary thought throwing the crushed corn was just the funnest thing ever.
Trying to pet the ducks.
Lu feeding the horse.

Zachary is a runner, he is never still when he is awake.
Looking at the chicks in the incubator, he was just fascinated by them even after one of them pecked at his little fingers. He also got pecked at by the turkey.

The littlest ducklings I have ever seen, they were so cute and tiny.

Visit With My Mom

Okay I know that I am seriously slacking on posting lately so here goes: It was super fun having my mom here for a visit. After our busy shopping day on Sat and then early church on Sunday we had a nice dinner with most of Rob's family. Monday my mom played with the kids so I could get some stuff done around the house, she thought she wasnt helping but by not having my "little helpers" helping me I got a lot done. Tuesday we took the kids to Gardner Village to see the ducks and go to the candy store, then we went to ride the carousel at South Towne Mall.
Zachary and me at Gardner Village.
Olivia looking at the ducks under the deck.
Looking at the ducks with Grandma Elizabeth.
Riding the carousel, I took a lot of pictures of this event but this was the best of the bunch. Both kids got to ride by themselves with Grandma Elizabeth and then we all rode together, they loved it! Olivia had great fun picking which animal to ride.

Mother's Day

I had a great pre-Mother's Day, on Saturday I met my mom (visiting from Washington) and my sister and we got to spend 7 hours shopping. I really needed some new church clothes and shoes and we all had fun shopping together. Then on Sunday I got a sweet card from Rob and another from the kids and a cute Willow Tree figure.

Yay for Warm Weather

Silly Zachary, notice the two bumps on his head, that kid is a walking destroyer.
Holding hands.
Yay for water!
Cute girl.

The trip home

Lets just say that the trip home was not fun. The only funny part was in the bathroom where we had lunch a lady said to me "Wow, your little sister looks just like you." I couldnt even think of a comeback to that. I dont mind that I look young but I really dont think that it looks like Olivia and I could be sisters.

Vacation Day 6

Thursday we went to the San Diego Zoo, the closest place to us that has panda bears. I was so excited to see them! The baby bear was sleeping up in the tree, it was so cute!
Here is one of the adult bears, he was chomping on bamboo.
The hippo swimming under water, Olivia really liked him.
Riding the sky tram back to the bottom of the zoo, why do they build zoos on hills?

Watching the animals.
Cool polar bear statue.
Our little monkeys riding on the polar bear.
My friend Megan and her daughter Abagail. It was so great to see Megan and meet sweet Abagail.

The cute baby giraffe.
Olivia kept picking up the leaves and breaking them up to "feed" the animals. Maybe she will be a zoo-keeper.
The only koala that was awake.
It was a great day at the zoo, the weather was perfect and we had a lot of fun. Olivia really enjoyed the hippos, flamingos, and riding the zoo tour bus.

Vacation Day 5

We spent our 5th day on vacation going to the aquarium and going to see the seals. The day was the coldest that we had on vacation, we tried to take the kids swimming in the morning but it was pretty chilly. We had hoped to go to the beach again but it was just too cold. We decided to try out the aquarium in La Jolla and then go to see the seals. Olivia loved seeing the jelly fish and getting to touch a star fish. Zachary just wanted to run around. Seeing the seals in their environment was fun, but they were kinda smelly.

The seals at Children's Beach in La Jolla
Zachary, Daddy, and Lu watching the seals.

What a big octopus.
Watching the jelly fish.
Touching the star fish.
Getting eaten by a shark!

Swimming in the kiddie pool

Trying out the big pool.

Disneyland Part 2

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1819521

Here is the rest of the report of our day in Disneyland. I know that I am really behind, I will try to get caught up soon! Thanks for all your patience.

Disneyland Part 1

Here is the link to Part 1 of our trip report

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=25006575#post25006575

Vacation Day 3

Monday we went to a really cool sculpture garden(http://www.ci.escondido.ca.us/events/califia/index.html). It was amazing what the artists had done with all the pretty rocks. It was a pretty hot day so Rob took Olivia swimming when we got back and she loved the pool.

Thanks Uncle Dave for the sucker!

After naptime we went to the beach. Oh how I love the beach, it was a little less enjoyable with the kids since we had to make sure they didn’t go in the water by themselves or run to far away but I could still live on the beach. Rob and Dave made a huge sand castle. Olivia had no fear going into the ocean and she told us she liked “fighting the big waves”. Zachary took about a half hour to decided the water was fun and then he didn’t want to come out. He loved playing in the sand with the new shovels. We had a delicious dinner at a little fish-n-chips place right on the harbor.

Vacation Day 2

The kids woke up at 5:45AM on Sunday morning, I don’t think they had adjusted to the time change, boy were Rob and I tired! We went to church in Escondido at the prettiest church building I had ever seen. I am sure the members were a little disappointed that we hadn’t all moved in. The nursery was a good size and Olivia told us she was good and had fun. I am sure having cousin Aiden there with her helped. I love going to church outside of Utah, the spirit is always so much stronger to me. Back at the condo the kids and I took a nice nap and then we checked into our condo. We had a great view of the fishing pond and had bunnies right outside our backdoor.

Vacation Day 1

The only real memorable thing that happened on the way down to our condo was that right outside of Baker (http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/CABAKthermometer.html) a man had pulled off to the side of the road to do his business and made no attempt to hide it from those of us driving by. I wished I had had the camera ready to take a picture but you will just have to believe me. The kids were really good, Zachary got a little whining outside of St George so we stopped at a McDonald's hoping that the kids would play in the playland, no such luck but after the quick stop we were back on the road and soon they were both napping. The condo (http://www.welksandiego.com/) was beautiful and had the best hot showers ever.

That kid!

Zachary fell out of his crib last night. I really didn't see it coming but with him it was to be expected. We lowered the crib to its lowest setting which gained about another 3 inches so hopefully he stays in there now. I think what happened is that he crawled up onto the side and then mostly lowered himself to the floor because he wasn't crying too much when we rescued him. It was still pretty scary to all of us!