By amy on May 20, 2010
Taking advantage of half price Wednesdays, several friends and I met at the zoo.
Here are most of the kids (minus one who didn’t want his picture taken) posing on the baby elephant. At the giraffe exhibit Lance and Ivy were more interested in the huge goldfish close at hand. We also stopped by the monkeys first thing – Lance has an obsession with them and had a good time watching them play around. We even got to see a baby chimp.
I know this is a bad shot of the white tigers but we got quite a show from them and I was too busy watching to take any of the action. Apparently these two didn’t like each other this particular day and after some baring of teeth and some heart thrilling passes at the glass, these two had a full blown fight, up on their hind legs clawing at one another. You should have heard the crowd. Quite impressive.
Next stop – the bird feeding cage. Lance and Ivy both enjoyed having the birds close enough to touch, and feeding them was even more fun.
Well, if the birds like it, it must be good. Right?
Our friends had to leave after lunch so we explored the barn area on our own. The favorite here was all the little flaps you could lift – how fun!
The last stop was the reptile house. The snakes failed to hold their interest but the big turtle tanks were fascinating! One big turtle swam straight at the glass near Lance and it made him a bit nervous.
Ivy was very sleepy by this time but there was so much to see she kept fighting it off.
Here’s a Komodo dragon for my brother Brian – he did a report on these years ago. This fellow is huge, at least 5 foot long and that’s only half as big as they can get! Scary creature to ever come across!
By 2:00pm we’d seen enough. Nap time was calling and we all went home. Such a fun day!
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By amy on May 16, 2010
Taking care of two kids is hard work. Fortunately our kids are so cute nobody would believe that statement…least of all Grandma! Playing upon that ignorance we happily left our adorable munchkins at her house and ran away.
We refreshed ourselves at the San Antonio Riverwalk, were reminded of our children when an outdoor singer did a number in tribute to moms, and pretended like we were a young, free couple without a care in the world (or maybe we weren’t pretending after all).
Brian did a little house hunting and found our dream home 🙂 We think it must be a foreclosure due to the condition but are very optimistic about it’s potential.
After a night in San Antonio we flitted over to the quaint town of Brenham and toured the Blue Bell ice cream factory. Actually, we mostly just went for the ice cream at the end of the tour. I chose the new “Summer Berries” flavor while Brian picked “Groom’s cake” (must have been in a honeymoon type of mood).
We took a nice stroll downtown, visited the gazebo where he took me the night he proposed, and enjoyed a display of antique fire engines which made us think of Lance. We ended the evening with a movie that we watched without interruption.
Next morning we visited the Rose Emporium nearby and enjoyed walking through the gardens and admiring the landscaping. I’m posing by my favorite flowers – snapdragons. Brian had me take a picture of the clay pot graveyard for his dad – the headstones had titles like “cracked up”, “busted”, “rest in pieces” and “died broke”.
Our last event was in Bryan where we got to meet our newest kid. It’s 12 weeks old and quite active! It jumped around and waved to us – you can see it’s little “alien” face above the round belly and a small arm and hand in the act of waving.
Feeling much refreshed we were reunited with our kids and had a picnic in the park. Fun times – thanks to my family!
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By amy on May 3, 2010
Meet Landon and Addison, good friends of Lance and two adorable little kiddos.
Full of energy and personality! I acted as baby wrangler for most of the shoot. Tough job, let me tell you!
Aren’t they adorable?! It was sweet to see them interact as brother and sister.
Behold, children are a gift from the Lord. The fruit of the womb is His reward.
I actually caught this shot and I do believe it’s my favorite.
Thanks to Cassia Harrison for being available to come out and act as photographer and lend the use of her camera.
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By amy on April 30, 2010
A few mornings ago I heard Lance laughing in a particular way so I grabbed my camera as I went to check it out and got this picture:
Apparently we can’t just unroll the toilet paper anymore, we have to rip it into shreds and render it entirely useless in the process.
Next is two adorable children in bathrobes:
Cute? Almost. This is the product of one too many accidents. I found myself telling Brian that I washed the clothes on Tuesday because Lance was out of underwear, and I found myself doing laundry on Thursday for the same reason. He has nine pair.
Finally, an attempt to capture Ivy’s latest trick on video:
These two and their antics keep me laughing – that’s for sure!
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