1 Photo Highlights of February 2010

• While the Staffords were visiting, we had a Valentines Day party at home. Maren brought an art project (little note pads to decorate with heart animals), we played V-day BINGO and we decorated cupcakes.

• The girls finally filled their WAY-to-big sticker charts so they got their reward: a Strawberry Shortcake pool playset. Notice Kylie’s blue dress…she has worn it over every outfit and PJs for 24 hours, 7 days a week, for over a month.

• One night when we went in to check on the girls before retiring for the night ourselves, we had to look around to find Kylie… what buddies they are. I hope they stay so close in the future.

• While Nate was on his annual ‘BROTHERS GOLF RETREAT’ in St George, the girls and I headed to Rexburg. Grandma Martha helped the girls make paper bag dresses, just like in the book ‘the Paper Bag Princess’. They also got to make cookies with Gma and read books with Gpa.

4 Annual HOGLE ZOO trip

If you ask, the girls will tell you the metal statues, goldfish in the pond, and the little birds eating crumbs were their favorite things this trip.

I personally thought the baby elephant was the highpoint.

The daddy Lion also put on quite a show for us. We were glad to spend the day with our Beattie cousins, but missed the Stafford girls who ended up not being able to come this year. (yes, Abby & I are wearing the same sweater. We love ModBe and great minds think alike.)

I don’t think we can go to the zoo without a picture on the lion statues.

Of course the girls were on their best behavior to get a ride. They grinned ear to ear the whole time. When it was over poor Eden ran away crying…she wanted another ride.

This is my favorite picture of the day.

2 A Gaggle of Girls @ Hogle Zoo

Last week, while our Stafford cousins were visiting (Bailey was out of school for 'Spud harvest'), we met up with our Beattie cousins in Salt Lake & went to Hogle Zoo. It was the perfect day! It was cool, but a jacket was almost to much. The animals must have loved it; they were all out for us to see. Since it was a Tuesday & the area school were in session, there was hardly anyone there. It was great to let the girls roam a little since there were no crowds to get lost in. I don't think we will ever try to go in the middle of the summer again. October is the time to visit the zoo!

(above L-R:Abby, Laura, Emma, Bailey, Eden, Kate, Maren, Sarah, Kylie & Allie)

It was really hard to get all the girls in one photo.
Maren ended up in this one trying to help.

This one was too cute not to share.
Maren caught Laura & Emma in a candid moment at the Elephant Encounter.

Kylie started off in the front pack, but couldn't sleep there so Allie got booted out of the stroller.