February...Full of Fun!

If you can believe it, we lucked out with a short week at the beginning of February. Elle and Piper both had off of school on Thursday and Friday due to parent conferences and teacher inservice. So the kids, my mom and I were able to enjoy a day at the zoo.


Then later that weekend, Elle and Piper enjoyed Valentine cookie making with the Texas grandmas.


That same weekend, Rodeo Sunday at church brought David Hartwig and Friends of Skidboot out. Remember Skidboot from Pet Star and Oprah several years ago?



And we topped that all off with school Valentine's Day parties and a birthday celebration for my mom. Below is a picture of Elle at her party. Since I helped out at Piper's Christmas party, I volunteered at Elle's Valentine party this time, which means no picture of Piper. Ah, the juggling act of two children at two different schools! ;) Also check out the Valentine/birthday cake for my mom...yummy! Gotta love The Cake Shop.

Loose Tooth!!

Elle has her first loose tooth. She bit into a taco yesterday and said her tooth hurt. I suspected it was loose and upon further investigation, it was! She has been asking for months now when she would have a loose tooth. I just bought several books from the book order about loose teeth. It's just so exciting for her! However, I have to admit that it makes me a little sad...is that wrong? My oldest baby is growing up. I can just see it...a loose tooth now and the next thing I know she'll be a teenager!! Boo hoo.

Picture Hodge Podge

As usual, I'm behind in pictures for the family. Let's catch up!
(Click on any picture to enlarge.)

Christmas Eve

We spent part of our Christmas vacation at the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky near the Ohio border. The Creation Museum is one of our "babies" and we are lifetime charter members. It was kind of fun to see our name listed on the wall.



The following are various pictures taken at the museum.

Cannon got a lot out of the museum.

Turtles--we observed feeding time. On the menu, live goldfish!

The Bookstore

Really made to look like the ark inside.

Inside Noah's Cafe

Seven of eight of us.

Can you tell we really enjoyed the dinosaur exhibits?!

I'm not convinced, are you?

While in Kentucky, we went to the Newport Aquarium.

The boys

The always happy Piper.

Ellerousky

Beautiful day, beautiful skyline.

Look, I made it into a picture!

Our parents joined us on this trip...good times.

We're glad we avoided the snow and ice storms Kentucky is suffering from now. It's a beautiful part of the country. I highly recommend it...just don't go now. ; )