Park and a Spring Training game

I finally was able to upload these pictures from AZ. We took advantage of another nice evening playing at a park. After being in our house alot because of the cold weather it was nice to go outside and let the kids burn off some energy in nice sunny weather. (This post has lots of pics..you were warned!)

Brooklyn was very independent on the slide. She made me nervous every time she went down but never fell.

Mackenzie is a good big sister and they really do get a long most of the time thank goodness.

Uncle Jimmy had them race.

Brooklyn short little legs just couldn't keep up! She made a good effort.

At the baseball game

The kids were more interested in the snacks then the game

Or in trying to drive the stroller

Another fun day. I actually got sunburned! I'll take it...better then the pasty white I am usually.

More AZ fun

It was so nice not to be bundled up to go outside. We took advantage of the sunshine and played outside. I am missing that sunshine right now since we have winter storm warnings and it is almost April! Ugh!

I had to add this since I haven't seen it on my brothers blog. Hope you don't mind Jim. Isn't he adorable! He is such a funny little kid.

Brooklyn loved the freedom to run and play wherever in a privacy fenced backyard!

The things kids say

This was too funny to forget. Today I was driving in to teach, the girls were with me, and it smelled like Brooklyn had a poopy diaper. Since I forgot to check before our quick exit out of the house I asked her, "Brooklyn are you poopy?" Her quick little personality said, "No........Mackenzie did it!" I died laughing! She doesn't miss a thing that is said or done around our house. Thanks to Brandon who always blames his toots (as they are called in our house) on one of us girls. I thought it was funny how she hardly paused before saying Mackenzie did it. She is quite the character!

Wild World Zoo

Two weeks ago we visited my brother and his family in Arizona. What a nice change of weather from our dismal, cold, dry, ugly weather in Montana. Brandon spent the trip at a CE course while the girls and I played. We went to the Wild World Zoo and the girls loved it. Brooklyn was happy in the stroller as long as Brooke kept giving her snacks. Thanks Brooke! Mackenzie had fun but she got hot, go figure. So did I but it was nice to be in shorts and short sleeved shirts instead of a parka!

The kids kept calling Marty when we were at the Zebras.

How rude! Doesn't he know people are watching! Monkeys are funny animals. Maybe because they are so human-like or vice-versa. Anyway, I thought this was hilarious. The kids got a good laugh too.

Giraffes are just weird. This was like a family of them I think. This is the baby giving the mom a kiss but check out the mom picking her nose with her tongue!

Check out the tongue on that animal. No wonder it can so easily take care of it's nose. Neither of the girls wanted to feed the giraffe. Can you blame them? I didn't want that long thing to wrap around my hand either, especially when it had just picked it's nose!

Brooklyn had never been to a zoo so she loved it and Mackenzie thought it was cool seeing the lions, tigers, zebras, giraffes, and the rhino even if it was being a bump on a log.

Thanks for taking us!

Happy St. Patty's Day

The sneaky little leprechaun came to our house and turned our toilets green! Mackenzie thought it was funny and wondered what else he had done. Unfortunately with being gone I didn't have anything else planned. She was a little disappointed. Next year I guess I better do better. Brooklyn was confused, partly because she had just woken up and Mackenzie drug her into the bathroon to show her before she left for school.

I was told to make a green lunch. Mackenzie thought it was funny when she opened it. Doesn't it just look appetizing! ( I know it doesn't look like I feed my kid but she doesn't eat much at lunch. She is too worried about having time to play at recess or she is talking.)

Of course we had a green breakfast with green eggs on a green plate and green forks (just Brooklyn) and green juice. Yum! The girls weren't too sure about it but they ate it anyway.

I had not gotten Brooklyn dressed in her green before Mackenzie had to leave for school but Mackenzie insisted we take their picture. I love the smile, if you want to call it that, on Brooklyn's face. I crack up every time I see it.

We had a fun day and even Brandon wore green to work! What other fun things did you do for St. Patrick's Day? I would love other fun ideas for next year.

Mackenzie's 2nd time skiing

Brandon took me skiing for the first time and Mackenzie's second time on valentines day. I was quite hilarious at first but then got the hang of it. It didn't take Mackenzie long to remember. We would get to the top of the bunny hill and she would say, "see you at the bottom" and off she'd go. There was a little 4 year old girl there that would fly down the hill. She showed me up! A fun day anyway!

A little late but oh well

Valentines day came and went it seems that is why it is now I am posting this. I wanted sugar cookies since I hadn't made them for probably years. We invited friends over to frost them so we wouldn't have as many to eat. Although I ate most of them anyways! The cookies tasted great and the kids had fun!

We heart attacked Brandon's side of the bed. The girls had fun decorating the hearts, well Mackenzie was very particular about it and Brooklyn just wanted to throw the crayons and eat the fire balls!

We painted fingernails and toenails too. You can't tell really but Brooklyn wouldn't sit still, go figure. It was like painting dots for her fingers and toes because they are so small.

Brandon is the best horse...and dad!