The Zoo

So, Friday, we got to go to the zoo. The best part was, it was free. I love free stuff. I was so excited to take the kids, and have them look at the animals. Since we haven't been as a family since I was pregnant with Camden, I was looking forward to it. I really just wanted to see how Camden would do. He was awesome. When we got there, I only had one stroller, so we had to rent one, which worked out, cause the zoo strollers had a canopy over the top. We put Cambree in there to stop her from getting sunburned. Everytime we went to see an animal, Camden would say Hi! and wave. Or he'd say Hello. Either way, it was darn cute. I loved it. He really liked the elephants, and the monkeys. Conner could hardly contain himself long enough to wait for everyone else to go with him. He kept trying to leave us. And Chelsea decided that Cambree should share her stroller with her so she didn't have to walk very much. We all had fun, and by the time we were ready to go, we were REALLY ready to go. It was so hot, even my legs were sweating, and I was in shorts:) The kids had a blast, and it got us out of the house for the day, and doing something fun. Which, let's be honest, how often do I take the kids to do anything fun? By the way, I really suck at posting pictures on here, in any kind of order, so any suggestions would be good!:)

Conner

I realize I don't post alot of Conner on here, so, I took a few pix of him in his new glasses. Turns out he's got his mothers eyes:) Yep, my son has one eye better than the other. And he did so much better at this eye appt than his last one. I was listening to him, and i realized he couldn't see very well out of his left eye. Now, I'm all worried that his eyes are going to be worse than mine when he gets older. If thats even possible. Here's hoping that his eyes will slow down on the downhill progression now that he has glasses he can see out of. Here are the pix of Conner in his new glasses, and to make up for the last post, here's chelsea with her hair done. Yep, I actually did her hair. She definately looks better now.

Chelsea's *gulp* Haircut.

This was Camden posing just because he saw Chelsea doing it:)

Before

After

Chelsea decided that she wanted a haircut. I was totally against it, cause, well, I live vicariously through her. I can't grow my hair out, it's almost impossible for me not to cut it. I love the feel of freshly cut hair, it's a problem:) Anyway, back to Chelsea. Her hair was finally getting so long, and I loved it! Then she decided she wanted to cut it. The reason, you ask. Well, it's fairly simple. All of her friends have short hair. Only 5 years old, and giving in to peer pressure. So, I talked to Ryan, and he said she could cut it, but only to her shoulders. So after she got permission to cut it, she begged and begged to go get it cut. Finally, last week, we went on a girls day, you know, we got our nails done, and her toe nails painted. She had fun, so I decided to go get her a cut while we were out. So, here are her before and after pix. She does look cute, and I have to tell myself that it will grow back. Oh, the after pix was taken before I had combed her hair. Yes, I'm lazy.:) It looks a ton better when I actually do her hair.

Chuck E. Cheese

This is Cambree, sitting on the bench, while my cousin Hailey took pictures of her.

This is Chelsea, always posing, isn't she cute?

This is Camden, after he realized he liked the ride. And the one before was him wanting off the ride.

So, it's been a while since spring break, but I have some pictures from what we did. I know, I'm a huge slacker, and all I can say is that, well, I'm pretty lazy. My camera is way downstairs when I usually come upstairs. So today I made the effort to remember to bring it up with me. Anyway, for spring break, or part of it anyway, we went to Chuck E. Cheese with the kids. When I say we, I mean me, and my aunt Lynnette. She also brought her kids. My kids had a blast. I only have pictures of Camden, Chelsea, and Cambree, cause Conner was off playing with his cousin Tristen. He thinks he's pretty cool when he gets to hang out with him. It's so funny to see him with Tristen. One of these days, I'll tape a movie just so you can see how cool he is. So, anyhow, here are a few pictures of them at Chuck E. Cheeses.

Easter

On Friday, we decided to decorate easter eggs. The kids had a blast, and this year Camden was able to help. Last year he just got to watch, which he absolutely hated. He likes to get in there, and get involved with what everybody else is doing. So, surprise, surprise when he was not the dirtiest kid when we were done. Who was, you ask? Well, if anyone knows my kids, then it wouldn't come as a shock to hear that Chelsea was by far the messiest one. She would take her eggs, and put them in the dye, and then hold them there with her hand. She'd swish them around, and then take them out and put them in another color. Camden just stood there with his spoon and his one color, and he had a blast. Conner did pretty good, too. He didn't get dirty at all. I think he's becoming a pro at this.:) And then for Easter, I bought Cambree and Chelsea cute little pink polka dot dresses. You'll see them in the pix. They looked so cute. On Easter morning, we all came down, and Conner and Chelsea looked for Easter eggs the Easter Bunny had hidden. Camden came down later, and we rehid the eggs, but he could have cared less, as soon as he saw his basket full of candy, it was all over. All in all, it was a pretty good Easter.

Cambree And Cambree

So, for the past few days, Cambree has been extremely cranky, and not sleeping. Therefore, I have been extremely cranky, and not sleeping. She cries when I put her down, she cries when I try to feed her, and she cries cause she's tired, but she can't sleep. She also cries when I hold her. There is a reason for her to be so cranky, she is not feeling well. So, in an effort to keep my sanity, which is slowly leaving me, I put her down to play on her little toy she likes. It has toys hanging down for her to reach for, and play with. There is also a mirror. She discovered the mirror when she rolled over right in front of it. She had been crying, and crying, until she saw herself. It was then she realized there was someone else there. She scooted over closer to the mirror, and started giving herself kisses. It was so cute. My heart almost melted. almost. I only got a few pix, but the few I got were dang cute. So here is Cambree, giving herself kisses. Enjoy. I will probably be staring at these pix for the next few days, until I get my sweet Cambree back. Here's hoping she's coming back:)

The Polar Express

On Dec. 16, we went on the Polar Express. It was so much fun. This is the third year that we have gone. The kids love it. We drive up to Heber, and ride the train for about an hour and a half. While your on the train, they give you hot chocolate, and chocolate chip cookies. And then they read the Polar Express book. Then you get to the North pole, and see santa. Then the train heads back, and Santa comes around and talks to all the kids. It's fun. I hope that next year Camden will be able to come, cause I think he'll love it. There was a little boy on there that was probably around Camden's age, and towards the end he started having a meltdown. That's when we remembered why we didn't bring him. Anyway, here are a few pix of the kids with Ryan, and then with Santa.

Christmas!

So our Christmas this year was a good one. Santa brought all the kids what they wanted. Even if some of the stuff didn't work;(. Conner got Rock band, which is totally awesome! I love it. He also got a Nintendo DS, and some games to go with it. Chelsea got a Nintendo DS, as well. So there wouldn't be fights over it. And then she got Biscuit, the dog thats suppose to be like a real dog. Which would have been good, if, it had worked. Ryan woke me up at 1:30 am, to get me to help him get it to work. So on Christmas morning, it wouldn't work. We were really upset. We even exchanged it for a different one, and still, nothing. Now she has a littler dog, that works. She loves it more anyway, cause it's more her size. Camden got musical toys. He is a singer, and a dancer, so he was pretty excited. He got Backyardigans DVD's, cause he sings and dances with the songs they sing. Totally cute! And Cambree got a bunch of noisy chewy toys, and a big plaything that she lays on, and plays with. She seems happy with it. I got a few new things, too. Ryan got me an Ipod touch, which Rocks! And a cute new red purse, cause everyone knows how much I love purses. And some perfume. I got him some running shoes, and a coat, and a few movies. All in all it was a pretty good day. We got snowed in, so we didn't go anywhere, and we got to stay home and play rockband. I only wish I had someone older to play rock band with. My kids are cute and all, but I want to win:) Anyway, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everybody. Enjoy the few pictures I have.