The Lake Superior Zoo

the kids and I were lucky enough to spend the day with uncle Mike and Grandpa Rick today and visit the Lake Superior Zoo (Tony was working nights and so he was sleeping). We had a great time and all of the animals were co-operative and moving around quite a bit. I love this zoo and we have gone there every year. I will have to do a compare blog one of these days and show how much they have grown. Every year these trips keep getting more and more fun...and guess what? NO STROLLER was needed today! yay!

We had such a good time and we were very gratefulof the nice weather. Pretty Great day, other than Daddy was missing it! We will have to bring him next time, huh guys?

Another few pics of Sylvie

As you can see, our little Sylvie Rae is getting quite big. She is so fun and has lots of energy that the kids enjoy on a daily basis. We are hoping that soon she will be fully housebroken, and prefer her toys over Taylor's. Right now Sylvie has a thing for barbies which does not make Taylor too happy. But, all in time I guess. Katie is madly in love with our girl, if you couldn't tell!

Hello to all!

Here we are enjoying a nice spring day. We had a lot of fun utalizing out new patio,and now the kids have teir own little space to work on their messy projects. Oh yes, the playdough is a great example of things mommy stresses about using in the house. And now, not so much. Thanks to Manda for all of the funplaydough stuff. As you can see, the kids think it is fabulous!!!

This is the flower garden that the kids and I created while Tony was at work on Mother's Day...What a better reminder of a wonderful Mother's Day. Something we can enjoy all summer...just hope they survive. Each kind of flowers hold special meaning to our family. Taylor loves geraniums, I LOVE gerbera daisys, momma's favorite are petunias and snapdragons, and my grandpa Dick was a pansy fan. They are all there! Sorry there are no pics of the work in progress...we were DIRTY and was afraid of even touching my camera.

We are doing a lot of fix-ups with the yard this spring, and I will post the finished product soon... I hope! :)

Happy Spring!

I DID IT!!!

Well all, normally i save the postings for the family updates, but I am taking a bit of space to announce my personal latest acomplishment...I officially graduated on Friday! yay!!!! Wonder what it will be like to not be in school...?

SUPER GAGE~

Manda...You gotta love this one!

Gage is turning 4!!!

We had Gage's birthday party this last weekend in Duluth. The following are some of the highlights of this weekend. These were so many great pics, but not enought room to put all on here. Hope you all enjoy...

Just hangin out...

Splish, Splash

Gage and Katie are just landing the waterslide... And Mike and Gage are just starting.

Dad even had to try it out...

Mike is just a big kid!

GREAT FUN!

The Pool...

We stayed at a hotel in Duluth, and searched long and hard to find one with a "kiddie pool". The kids spent a very long time swimming and splashing...oh yes, and so did the grown ups...

The Aquarium

We had so much fun exploring the aquarium. It was a much needed break for all, and a great "vacation" as the kids are calling it.