Bath Bubbles

This was just after the berry picking, everyone needed a little wash after playing in the dirt and smashing berries. Isabella was very concerned that Jack got his hair washed first!

After the washing is all done we always get to lay around in the tub for a little soak time by ourselves. I think this is Isabella's favorite part of bath time, when Jack gets out and the tub is all hers.

Strawberry Fields

We took the kids out to pick some strawberries on Monday so that we could make jam. However the weather hasn't been warm enough just yet to ripen all the berries. So we bought some after spending some time at the farm looking for the red gold!

Jack seemed to have a nice time playing in the dirt and squishing the berries all over the place.

Heidi tried to show Isabella which berries were the good ones, and when she found a few Isabella just ate them. I guess they were good after all.

Jack and Jonah

Naked Gardner

I don't think that I have any words for this other than.......LUCKY!! Wouldn't we all like to be this free?

Playing with Jonah

Sunday was full of backyard activities including refilling the pool, which Jonah was more than happy to help with. He loves the hose, I tried a couple of years ago to get him to stop messing around while I was watering by squirting him and instead created this little monster that jumps and bites at the water from the hose. He is such a puppy!! Did I mention that he just turned 10.

Jack loves the dog!! He is always trying to touch his toes, which Jonah does not like at all but he tolerates it. Jonah has decided that Jack is OK since he is slow and usually has food in his hands and "shares".

Isabella and Jonah played chase for some time as well, she would run and run and wait for him to chase her. Then when he would get close this is what she would do, just close her eyes and laugh.

Paige, Jack and Dinosaurs

This is my beautifully playful 16 year old daughter, the one who begged for a Dinosaur T-shirt while at the Zoo!! Youth is beautiful and I am so glad that the "kid" in all of us isn't gone!! We all loved the Zoo and even Heidi wanted a T-shirt with Dino's on it(sorry no photo yet).

By far the cutest Dino at the Zoo!!!

Jack simply got a very fun book, That's not my Dinosaur!

Isabella has one in this series about a bunny, very fun.

Dino's at the Zoo

Paige and Jack with the T-Rex, very scary, and only 1/3 the size!!

Isabella was very interested in the Dinosaurs and what noise they made, she wasn't really frightened of them once we made sure to tell her that they weren't real. Though they are quite realistic(granted we have no idea what they actually looked like, we're just guessing).

Family Day at the Zoo

We haven't had a little family photo in quite a while, our friends were nice enough to snap this one of us while at the Zoo.


Just digging for fossils in the Dinosaur exhibit, which I highly recommend seeing before it is extinct in September. Well worth the few bucks!

OMSI Regulars

This might have been the last trip to OMSI with our Nanny for a month since she is leaving for Costa Rica at the end of June. But Heidi and I hope to be able to take them since we have never been. As always Ashley snapped some cute photos of Isabella and Jack. Playing in the eagle nest this time.


I think I am looking most forward to playing in the water area myself although the sand looks fun too.