COMO ZOO

I took the girls to Como Zoo a few weeks back, Ally had never been to the Zoo before. She loved seeing all the animals, especially "The Sparky Show", although she was sure it was "Andre" she loves that movie, and she kept calling Sparky, Andre. Abby would correct her until I finally told Abby that Andre and Sparky are friends so he wouldn't mind being called Andre. Another favorite was the giraffes, it was hard to get Ally to leave them. Then I let them go on a few rides, again Ally had never been on rides before. I was a little nervous, because she is such a dare-devil, but I told her they would kick us out and we would have to go home if she didn't just stay sitting with her hands in her lap. I was surprised how well she did, she even wanted to do the swings with Abby, and she was tall enough, but I lied and told her she was too little. I just wouldn't be able to handle having her way up in the air like that. After our rides we enjoyed some sno-cones and then headed home. We all had lots of fun!

Watching "The Sparky Show"....I mean "Andre"

Sparky

Abby

Ally, my little monkey

The Giraffe

Abby & Ally

Riding the train

I think she was looking to see if I was watching....lil devil

Riding the magic carpet

Abby on the swings

Driving the cars

Enjoying a sno-cone!

PRESCHOOL GRADUATION

Abby had her preschool graduation yesterday. She is very excited to go into Kindergarten, but she will really miss all her friends and wonderful teachers at preschool.

Abby & Ally

Abby & Ally

Abby & Jenna

Jenna, Abby & Emma

Abby & Emma

Our Family

Abby, Daddy & Ally

Abby, Mommy & Ally

The Graduate

Daddy & Ally

The Class

Mrs. Amy, Abby & Mrs. Lisa

The best teachers in the world....Abby will really miss them next year!

Abby & Daddy

Abby & Ally

Abby & Kali

Abby & Bricyn

Abby & Jack

I think she has a crush on him....he is all she talks about!

Abby with her flower from Daddy!

SLIP-N-SLIDE

The girls got a new slip-n-slide from the Easter Bunny, and they have been begging since Easter to set it up, so yesterday when it was 90+ degrees outside we braved the wind and got out the slip-n-slide. Abby invited some of her friends and the girls had a blast running through it despite almost being blown away....I think I was the only one bothered by the wind. They also enjoyed freezies, thanks to Grandma & Auntie Jen, and oreos. It was a lot of fun, and we cannot wait for more summer days to come....without the wind!

Abby

Ally

Abby

Madison, Abby, Jenna, Emma & Ally

Enjoying some freezies
Madison, Ally, Emma, Abby & Jenna

Jenna, Ally & Madison

Eating oreos

Emma, Jenna, Abby & Madison

THE EGGS HAVE HATCHED!

On Sunday we noticed that 2 of the 3 eggs had hatched and then yesterday the third one finally hatched. The birds are so tiny, and not very cute or cuddly looking, but the girls like watching them, and Mrs. Robin (thats what we call the momma bird). They make the cutest little chirping noises.

ABBY'S ZOO FIELDTRIP

Abby's preschool class took a field trip to the Minnesota Zoo. I went with as one of the chaperones. We had lots of fun walking around and seeing all the animals. It seemed as though the animals were there to entertain us. They seemed really happy and liked all the attention they got. It was a great field trip!

Abby & her friend, Alyseia riding on the bus....they both have their nails painted, which is a huge deal in preschool, I am told.

The gibbon.....he kept walking back and forth on the rope and then swinging real fast, it was cool to watch him.

The flamingos

Abby & Alyseia coming out of the cave

The tortoise

Abby feeding the baby goats

Abby & Alyseia in the cow barn....it was really stinky..PU!

The baby pigs....they were so cute

The baby chicks

Abby as a chicken

A sleeping leopard....the other leopard came right up to the glass and was putting his paws on it like he was giving us "5" or something....my pic didn't turn out though...

Abby & Alyseia walking back from the farm

Abby & Alyseia looking at the bear...this bear kept swimming back and forth with big stick, and was looking at all the people....it was fun to watch.

A dolphin

A seahorse....one of my favorites

The stingrays....Abby was touching these, and she thought that was pretty cool.

A ROBINS NEST

The girls and I discovered this robin's nest with three eggs in it under our deck. We are so excited for them to hatch. I think the color of the eggs is so pretty. I will attempt to get a picture after they hatch, but I don't want to upset the mama bird.