Dying Easter eggs

I finally boiled eggs the day before Easter so the kids could dye them.

Garrett was really concentrating trying to get this egg out of the dye.

He explained to me that it is "berry hard" but "Goo Goo can do it".

This has to be one of the best pictures of Steven EVER, no weird smile.

So proud of all the hard work.

Decorating, or getting ready to eat, hard to say.....step away from the egg, Boo Boo.

I LOVE this picture of Seth. Such a handsome little boy. If only I had made him wash his face.....

A Three Hour Tour........

Garrett and I went for a boat ride with Scotty and Lynn. We had a great time just cruising around the harbor. We have the best neighbors. We love them.

Garrett drove, oh scary.....

We saw seals,

and a different view of the Oceanside sign.

The day kind of went Gilligan's Island on us. I think they prefer not to relive the horror of the moment, but I can. Let's just say it involved a broken strap, a boat out of water (off the trailer), and a lot of stares. Oh, and one helpful Staff Sergeant. Really, now we look back and just laugh. Lynn, I apologize again about the mascara, it really was so inconsequential in the moment. But, I know I will never live it down. Hey, at least I don't have a picture to post, count your blessings. I have just one thing to say, waterproof mascara. As you promised, it is a day we will NEVER forget!

Okay, so I do have like one picture, but you can't see the mascara. Thankfully, or I would be in trouble.

Happy Birthday to Me!

I am officially 33 now, I must say, it was much more exciting to turn 11 and 22, especially since Steven says 35 is old; uh oh! BTW, for those out of the loop, that dark haired kid is my semi-adopted son, Jesse. He also resides with a neighbor family, he managed to get grounded so we haven't seen him in awhile. If he ever gets ungrounded he may stroll by again.
Oh, and I have to explain; I was neglecting the blog because I was making a photo book for the hubby and I wanted him to see the pictures for the first time when he got the book. So, all of you had to wait, I guess I love him more.....please don't take it personally.

Happy Birthday Garrett!

Garrett turned 3 Monday. My baby is growing up, boo hoo. They really do grow up too fast.

He was pretty stoked about the crane toy and............

went right to work with it.

The excitement of the day was too much for Garrett and he fell asleep while we were eating dinner. We hadn't even sung 'Happy Birthday' or had cake yet! Poor baby. I figured we were done for the day and would just have to do the cake the next night. Garrett woke up, and the first thing he said was "where's my cake?' Well, okay, after he found me at Lynn and Scotty's.

So, the neighbors came over and we sang to him and cut the cake. He had this funny look on his face the entire time we sang to him.

He got all the candles with one blow, and I don't think he spit on the cake. Hooray! Good job, Garrett.

Thanks for coming everyone!
Oh, and please note, the crane still on the table!

Today was a good day

Today was a really big day for Garrett and I. He was willing to wear undies, and he used the potty all afternoon, with only 1 accident!! He even went pee once all by himself. He did phenomenally. I am so proud of him, he has been so resistant to the potty training, but I knew I could wait him out! This picture was after using the potty, he put his undies back on all by himself. I think he did pretty well.

So after the 1 aforementioned accident (poor Optimus Prime, he almost made it unscathed), we had to change clothes. Garrett did the cutest thing; he picked these shorts, and said "I be like Daddy". AHHHHHHH. Just melts my heart. Sorry the picture is blurry, I have amazing camera skills. But, you get the idea. Thank goodness for Skype, we get to talk to, and see Jerry most days. Oh, and tomorrow is 1 month down. Wooo hooo!

The WAP

We found the rhino-the next day at the Wild Animal Park!! We did see real ones later on the Journey into Africa tour.The lions were out in Lion Camp, they have seven cubs total, too cute. What a happy family.

Daddy Lion came right up to the glass, I think he was making sure we knew he was the "king of the jungle".

We got to see the baby giraffe, born just the day before. Already 5 foot tall!

Feeding the Lorikeets is always a big hit.

This was Garrett's favorite 'exhibit' of the day. I think he would have stood there all day watching them work.

It's a zoo around here

I took Garrett to the zoo to see the animals. He was very excited and wanted to the rhinoceros the most, but that exhibit is closed right now. Luckily the 'elesants' were almost as good. And a keeper came and gave them tree branches while we were there, sooooooo exciting. I think he said "look mom, look mom" about a thousand times.

Garrett was very enthralled with the gorilla statues. I couldn't get a picture of him because he would NOT hold still.

He wanted to ride the Skyfari (air tram), but he doesn't look too sure when we are actually up there, does he? What a funny little face.

Garrett makes friends everywhere he goes.

This picture is all for you, honey. I know you LOVE peacocks, and Garrett looks like he is plotting something.

He and I had a lot of fun seeing all the animals, now are memberships are expired. Bummer.