Shopping with CRAZIES!

 

Yesterday while we were all shopping at Wal-Mart, we mothers got distracted by picking out panties for the girls. The girls took advantage of the distraction and decided to deck themselves out in rain gear! Crazy Chicas!

Zoo Outing

I LOVE being back by the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo! And I LOVE that we got the year pass! The weather was great and we were joined by a couple friends from church. Good times had by all. Malia is already asking to go back.

On-Post Easter Activities

One thing I sure do like about on-post living is the plethora of free family activities. On March 20th Monika and I took the kids to Fort Carson's Easter "EGG-stravaganza". Lots of free toys and candy for the kids. Malia even won a goldfish! Unfortunately, the fish only made it a few days.

Abram and Ethan rode in the double stroller most of the time. There were so many people that it was much easier that way...

The girls got to search through Easter eggs, decorate cookies, make princess crowns, go fishing for stuffed animals, and talk to the Easter Bunny.

Here is Malia and Kaela decorating cookies...




The girls feasting on their candy bracelets...

We had actually already left the event, when the girls reminded us that they didn't get their faces painted. I took the boys home and Monika took the girls back for the face painting. Supposedly Malia's is supposed to be a purple bunny...

The girls were pretty pleased with their face art...

It was a fun event for the kids. And as an added bonus, I stopped into housing last Friday and they were having an Easter event! Malia and Abram got pictures with the Easter Bunny (supposedly being emailed to me), went on an Easter egg hunt, and won Easter baskets!

And as far as housing goes.... we are in! I now officially have a house on post. The Elder's Quorum is going to help me move our things from storage on Monday. Works out perfectly, since Monika and I already have plans for this Easter weekend with the kids. I'm SO excited to getting our home set back up. Just one step closer to David coming home!

Pleasant Day Picnic

This last week we have had GREAT weather... albeit windy. The girls enjoyed a little lunch out in the cul-de-sac...

NOTE: Malia picked the new background. She has an obsession with Strawberry Shortcake.

Hooded Towels

Last week I made hooded towels for the kids. A professional I am not. But the kids love them. A big thanks to Chancy for the help!

Disney On Ice

Monika and I took the kids to "Disney on Ice" today...



Here are the girls in their Disney gear... Super excited to go...


Tickets in hand...

Abram equally excited... Really I just wanted to show off his eyelashes... so from his father...

And that's where my pictures end! The camera would NOT cooperate so we decided to leave it, and then we forgot Monika's! Oh well. I stole these from the internet. Some of Malia's favorite parts of the show...

Mali is OBSESSED with Aladdin! We've watched it SO many times while traveling and she quotes several parts of it. When I asked her what her favorite part of the show was she said matter of factly, "Aladdin". Wish I could have gotten a picture of her face when a couple dozen Genie's came out... pure joy!

She, of course, is also very into the princess scene, especially Belle... Although Ariel is right up there too...

And the final highlight, Dory. She had an obsession with "Finding Nemo" for the longest time...

I'm so glad we took them. They loved it! Even Abram did a pretty good job. It was a two hour show and he only had a few brief moments of restlessness. Most of the time he just watched the show. Granted it took some twizzlers :) Other than his few moments of hitting the man next to us repeatedly, smacking his sister for fun, and headbutting me a few times... he did great! Malia sat there mesmerized most of the show. I enjoyed it likewise. Well, except for the kid who kept kicking my chair! And the million dollars I dropped on concessions! Okay, not that much, but they sure do charge an arm and a leg! The point is that the kids had a great time. I would definitely go again.

Do the Hula!

I almsot forgot Mali's video. She was watching Berenstain Bears and decided to Hula Hoop without the Hula Hoop! Funny girl...