Playing catch up

It seems these days, that I cannot keep up with the blog. But we want to share some of our latest adventures.

We should play catch up really quickly. The easiest way to do that is through pictures. We've had warm, cold, rainy, dry, sunny, cloudy and even a bit of a freeze in the weather. We like to take advantage when it is nice outside for sure. But we've also been having fun hanging out with friends a lot. First half of April random pics are found here.

We went mushroom hunting one weekend with Tyler and Amber. That was an adventure. We've cooked out with them a few times and just seem to have a good ole time anyway we can. Catching up on the rest of the pics here.

This past Friday, we went to Scovill Zoo. It was supposed to be the school field trip, however they rescheduled due to the weather. Sarah, Thomas, Baylee and I decided we were not in danger of melting from a little rain. We packed up and headed to the zoo anyway. Boy were we glad we did. Yes we got a little wet here and there, no torrential down pours or anything of the sort. And the temperature while it could have been better was decent enough to take the kids out in the rain. This zoo is rather small but it's perfect for kiddos this size. Thomas was so wide eyed the whole time. He didn't say much, those big brown eyes just continuously got bigger. We got to see everything minus a few turtles and the spider monkeys and some of the birds. We rode the train which they both adored and when the rain started to pick up(which we were expecting) we decided to go but not before getting to see an ambulance and a firetruck come to the zoo for a call. All both little ones could do was point and stare in amazement at the coolness of the site.

We then headed over to the mall for some lunch and shopping. Little did we know that the mall was going to be much much much better than we had anticipated. There was a play area in the middle of the food court and right in front of Kohls. So Sarah and I took turns shopping and watching the kids. They played the whole time we shopped. It was a treat for all of us. Needless to say we ended up with some very tired kids on the way home late that afternoon.

Sunday we went fishing of course, however without much luck. Baylee was the only one that caught a fish. We did bring home a baby turtle which unfortunately got killed by the pacus within hours of him being in the tank. We tried to save him but he bit the dust. Odin has been getting to go with us on our fishing trips.
Baylee is attempting to talk up a storm and is doing funny stuff everyday. She is using small phrases and is learning to be bossy. She does love to tell "Ogin" as she calls him "bad puppy". For those interested, Baylee weighs 23 pounds and is 32 1/2 inches tall. It's been a while since we've updated that, figured it was due.

Odin got to go to the vet one day recently, that was an adventure in itself for me with Baylee and an uncooperative Odin and uncooperative Baylee. I got a workout. But the vet is awesome and surprisingly extremely cheap. He's of course by far surpassed the size of Baylee. He's doing very well and has learned most commands. Still working on stay and of course dealing with the leash. But Baylee still loves him and it's awesome to see how happy she gets in the morning when he comes in to get her after she wakes up.

Everything seems to be going good around here, we are just staying busy with trying to get things done and have fun all at the same time. We are still loving the pool table though it's still in the dining room waiting to be moved to the garage, I'm sure we will get to it one of these days. or we may just continue down the redneck path of life? Cody and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary in April. No big plans, just a quiet night at home. And I have recently accepted the challenge of Finance Coordinator for our MOPs group. And I am looking forward to having more input and getting more involved.

Hopefully the next post wont be so long and so far away! There's always a little hope.