Monday, February 20, 2012

Fun Morning at the Dallas Zoo

We had a great morning at the Dallas Zoo with the Jones family. Bryce got to ride his first pony(although this pony looked more like a horse!) that day! I asked the boys if they wanted to ride the pony and was actually surprised when Bryce said yes. Here he is accompanied by Justin's dad...


He had this unsure expression on his face during the whole ride, but I was happy that he didn't cry or asked to get off. Afterwards, he told me he didn't want to do it again. :)


Sam, however, loved every minute of it! Justin had bought 3 tickets, but Ben didn't want to go. So, Sam happily rode the pony two times! :)


I was so happy that Penelope joined us at the zoo. Here she is with Bryce (I think) checking out the huge kois...


Sam loved the petting zoo... but B & B didn't want anything to do with the cute goats. :(


Look at that cute face!


I love watching these three amigos together!


The boys enjoyed looking at the turtles...


Justin got Melissa to entertain us by going inside the hurricane simulator...


The boys did so well at the zoo! Typically, when we're out with a group of people, the boys are glued to my side and won't let anyone else hold their hands. But, surprisingly, they took turns walking with everyone that morning. I was so happy!! Look how carefree momma looked in this picture! :)


I love this picture of the boys walking with their aunt Melissa...


Sam adores his papaw! So, I felt honored when he briefly held my hand... but, of course, papaw had to be on his other side!  :)


The boys had Aunt Melissa working out her muscles!


Such a typical picture of the boys looking everywhere but at the camera!


Everytime I see these birds, I think of the movie Rio!


The clan...


Sam loved feeding the giraffes!


This was definitely my favorite part of the zoo!


Such amazing creatures...


Poor Stella became terrified when this giraffe got too close to her face!


But, mommy made everything better...


The boys said they didn't want to see the tigers and lions because they're scary, but they were okay looking at them through the glass...


Soon after we saw the lions, we headed home with some very sleepy little kids!

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Pretty (Handsome) in Pink

I finally found pink shirts for the boys and just in time for Valentine's Day this year! Here they are looking so handsome in pink... :)


Sam and Stella came over that afternoon also looking adorable in pink!


Baby Stella refused to smile for the camera that day, but she still looked stinkin' cute!


A few days before, the boys went to a Valentine themed play date and got these funky glasses...




The boys definitely had fun celebrating Valentine's Day this year at home, at play dates, and at school!