Sorry for the delay in posting. Life got busy and I just did not make the time to post like I should have. I wanted to get this up yesterday, but was having problems getting blogger to upload photos correctly. I have also been sans a camera, so I am borrowing one at the moment. Hopefully soon I will have another one, so I can start shooting more pics on a regular basis. :)
Anyway, we had a good Easter. We spent it with family here at home. This was really the first Easter that Erika was really able to get into. She loved being able to find the eggs and would get all excited when she found one. Tim and Lex are at the competition phase... that was interesting. They had to constantly compare to see who had more eggs and who found them the fastest. They were joined by their cousins and uncles. It was a really good day all around.
We have done the zoo thing several times in the last month. I figure we better go before it gets too hot. Although the weather here has been weird, as it gets hot and then cools back down. The temp today is only supposed to be 84, yet last week it was in the upper 90's. Silly Arizona weather. :)
The last few times we have been to the zoo we have had some up close experiences with the baboons. It's really neat to see the kids (and the baboons) reactions to each other.
I do ask for the kids to pose nicely, but it seems when I do that one or the other tries to do something silly.
I guess it's good... I now have something to bargain with when they become teenagers. :)
Our latest outing with our homeschool group was to the science center. These outing are a lot of fun, since they are with kids Tim and Lex have played with all year. The kids really had a good time, as they are finally old enough now to understand a lot more about how a lot of the stuff works. They seemed to have the most fun with the computer stuff, and anything that was motion based. Tim loved the climbing wall and the pulley system (I was amazed that he could pull himself up, as he is 50 pounds.) Lex liked the planetarium and the music room where they got to see how various instruments work. Erika was fascinated by the balls that "float" in the air streams and she liked being able to get out and "build" with the magnetix pieces.
My Mother's day present was a trip the Botanical Gardens and the butterfly exhibit. It was really neat to be able to see them in such an up close environment. The kids were excited when one landed on my back... and then awhile later one landed right on the front of Tim's shirt. For more images you can check out my photo blog
here . Even Erika got excited when one landed on her stroller... She just kept saying "Fly... Fly" and she would get all excited.
Anyway so that is all for now. I will try and be more diligent about posting. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! Ciao!
