When Jimmy’s companion can’t go with him, he takes one of the boys home teaching. Max was so cute to get all ready and help get the pictures for the lesson. So cute. When they got home, Max had wet socks from jumping on the tramp… huh? Jumping on the tramp on Sunday while home teaching. Sigh…
The Condie’s invited us to join them at Hogle Zoo last week. It turned out to be perfect weather. The kids had a great time and I was so pleased with how well things went. Tru especially loved it all. He carried the map and made sure we visited every animal with a picture on the map.
Tru’s favorite was the lemur. He laughed his head off when the lemur climbed up high, peed & pooped.
Max loved seeing the giraffes. Max kept calling the zoo, “Emalie’s Zoo”.
The polar bear was walking in circles, circles, & circles.
The Sea Lions were fun to watch swim. The tiger and leopard were pacing. The elephants were cool to see.
And the kids had so much fun spending time with Lilly and Emalie. We ate lunch together and had tasty ice cream. It started sprinkling rain
just as we left. Perfect timing!
For Mother’s Day Hannah gave me a coupon for a free spa night. We did face masks. Hannah’s peeled off. Mine was the traditional green. Hannah insisted on cucumbers. They actually felt really good on my eyes. Hannah giggled and giggled. She is a sweet gal. We still need to do hand massages and paint nails. I’m grateful for Hannah who thinks of ways to spend time together.
Oh, the laundry. How it overwhelms us every week. We conquer it… and it always comes back. The upside … Tru loves to hide in the piles (don’t worry – at least it’s clean and less stinky!). Bonus points if you can find my foot.
We just love our unique little Zuzu.
Her hair amazes us every day.
She is growing into a 2-year-old with the spicy attitude.
But she snuggles.
She still gives loves and kisses.
She is learning to talk a bit better.
She makes sound effects.
He loves to get her toenails painted.
She loves socks & shoes.
Her hair bothers her every morning and she asks for a ‘bippy’ to get it out of her eyes.
We love having a Zuzu as part of our family.
She cheers us all.
I love that my camera was fast enough to capture Max & Tru with a little air. The kids love to play with Jimmy. Even Max can make baskets. Tru loves ‘gasketball’ too.
The little boys have had so much fun with the neighbors Emalie & Lilly. It seems like every winter we all hide out inside and once Spring arrives, everyone rediscovers their friends.
The kids run back and forth between houses. They jump on the tramp, ride bikes, play on the swingset. They have played Jake & the Neverland pirates, watched movies and had popcorn, cleaned the garage, worked in the garden. One day Max even made everyone peanut butter sandwiches.
I’m so glad that Emalie and Lilly are such sweet girls to endure my sometimes rascally boys. They give hugs (& kisses – aaak!). We are so grateful for such good friends.
Hannah & Abe had their first piano recital under my tutelage. They did a great job. Abe played Minuet, We’ll bring the World His Truth, and Star Wars. Hannah played Hedwig’s Theme (from Harry Potter), Peter & the Wolf, and The Toy Maker’s Factory. We asked 2 other families in the neighborhood, who didn’t have a recital to go to, to come to ours. It was a great experience for all the kids and fun for us to see how much they’ve learned in their lessons.
This was so super funny. We love that Max named his ladybug David O. McKay.
