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Hey just real quick. We updated new pictures to our adoption profile so go check it out. There are more fun pics of our family trip and more tidbits about the pictures. It's fun go take a look! Thanks.
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To each their own.

I know, I know. Some people think that we have a problem, others may not. Some people may also like to just stay at home and watch the nature channel; we do too, we like the nature channel but we love to go out and see the animals for ourselves, so yes we did go to another zoo. Again. On our family trip we went to the Hogle Zoo on our last day. Their new exhibits and enclosures were pretty cool. Myka and Adri got to see a polar bear and seals for the first time! How cool is that to be right up close where only a little glass separates you from reaching out and touching a polar bear? The whole zoo was great, it always is since we go to this specific zoo once a year but the girls are at a stage where they are really understanding things now and their respect and curiosity toward animals, insects, birds and fish is simply inspiring. So yes, to all you critics who say we go to the zoos to often, we did go to a zoo and loved every minute of it. Adri and Myka are full of explaining what are the different animals "natural habitats," what is special about each animal, bird or bug and how to treat them. Who knows maybe they will be zoologists or marine biologist or some other gist when they grow up. Then again, they could be cool moms who take there kids to the zoo a lot so they can make discoveries for themselves instead of learning everything from the t.v. So there!

  

We went, We played, We conquerd!

Whew ho! Our little family vacation to Lagoon and the Hogle Zoo was perfect!

 The girls had been begging all summer to go "ride some rides" and to go on a roller coaster so we decided that Lagoon would be a great place to start them out on. They loved it! And it was a perfect little vacation for just our family where we could have fun and get away. We went on every ride that the girls could go on at least twice except for the Farris wheel, once was enough for me and Lance. Adri and Myka were so brave on the rides that they could go on by themselves and even braver on the bigger rides that Lance and I had to go on with them.

This is a pic of Lance and the girls after their second ride down the Log Flume, they thought that they were pretty awesome and they are! Lance thought that Myka made the funniest faces on the big boat ride (Tidal Wave), Adri thought it was fun to get Mom wet on the rides, especially the spitting shark ride (OdySea) and we all had fun screaming on the roller coasters. Ari's favorite ride was the dragon ride (Jumping Dragon), it was a huge dragon that we got to sit in and it spun us around really fast both forwards and backwards. Myka's favorite ride was hands down the carousel. She loved to ride on the cute kitty again and again. The carousel was by far the ride we rode on the most, at least a half a dozen times. 

This is just one of the 'action shots' we got. I know I look great, just kidding, but you should have heard the girls screaming! We were so squished and I was trying to hold us all up. I think we were all a little hoarse by the end of the day. It was such a blast being with Lance, Myka and Adri all day and just having fun with nothing else to do. It's so nice when something you plan turns out so great!

Can't wait to do it again!

Visiting G&G Hansen!

We all had so Myka fun at the Aladdin play earlier this month. It was Myka and Adri's first big play and they had so much fun. We have to say a big thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Hansen for putting up with us for almost a week and then treating us to the play. The girl's favorite actor was the Geni! They were so sure that they wanted to meet him so we waited forever in line just for Adri and Myka to get shy and think that he was just a little scary up close and personal. Everything is okay thought because they have slept with their stuffed Genis every night since.  

Also, while we were visiting G&G Hansen Myka and Adri got to play at some pretty awesome water places. There was a huge water fountain that sprays water every which way, a beautiful salt water pool that was great to spend hours in and their favorite was this fun kiddie splash area with waterfalls, a river, rocks and these huge frogs. They had a blast with their cousins, especially Corbin, and even got to hunt up tons of bugs in Grandma's garden to perform magic tricks with. And we even educated the girls on what happens to slugs when you introduce them to salt. Needless to say we had a great time! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Hansen for letting us all invade for a while.