Labor Day

The kids and I decided to get out of the house on Labor Day. We headed to Cameron Park Zoo in Waco with some friends and enjoyed a hot sunny day at the zoo.

It actually turned out to be a family affair, as Abigail couldn't leave her Daddy behind.



I guess Austin needed a little closer view of the turtles!



Luckily they had some indoor exhibits so we could cool off.



Austin crawled into a little cave to get a closer look at the alligators.











We saw coyote's just like the ones I saw in the backyard!



And cheetah's up close and personal







Look at that snake!



I could barely get them to pose for a picture all day. Until now...















We had a great day at the zoo! I even came out of the gift shop without spending more than $5.00. I wonder how Daddy enjoyed his day at the zoo??? :)

Flashback ~ Austin

Oh, I can't stand the cuteness!

Austin ~ 14 months

Tumbling

Last Thursday Abigail started her tumbling class. She had a blast, even though her big brother thought he needed to be right by her for everything she did!



This week Austin will be accompanying a friend to the playground so Abigail and I can concentrate on her class more. He was a little bit of a distraction to her, and I'm looking forward to doing something with just her.







Coach Norma has the mats set up in a square and the kids can go around to which ever activity they would like. The pencil in the pictures above is a mini balance beam, and I'm trying to get Abigail to walk on it with her hands out to her side. She had her hands out at last weeks class, but would only walk on it with one foot!



The bar was one of her favorites. She's just tall enough that she can stand on her tippy toes and reach the bar. Once she gets a hold of it, she starts swinging her feet!



Oh, I love her!



Abigail's version of a handstand! They're suppose to turn the other way, but I was a little too preoccupied with the camera to help her!



We're both looking forward to going back this week!

The talker

So, I've kind of fallen off the face of the blog world. My days are filled with waking up early, dropping kids off, putting in 8 hours of work, picking kids up, making dinner, bathing children and putting them to bed. I soon follow them to bed and then we get up the next day and do it all over again. To say I'm exhausted would be an understatement! Needless to say, the blog has fallen to the back burner.

Tomorrow this little girl has her first class of tumbling! It's a parent and child class so we'll be participating together. (Just in case I wasn't tired enough!)



She's quite the talker lately too. I simply can not have a phone conversation without her wanting to talk to the other person on the line.



Every time Michael sees Abigail on the webcam he wants to know when was the last time I brushed her hair! It's wild and crazy all the time!

Since her hair cut it's been growing at a nice steady, even pace.



Since Abigail's signed up for tumbling, Austin is going to play soccer. He'll actually be on a team and I'm interested to see how he reacts to it. He really likes school and is even more excited about SAS. When he's at SAS he gets to choose between the arts & crafts room, the computer lab or the game room. I always like to guess what room he'll be in when I pick him up. He likes to split his time between the computer lab and the game room.

We're all looking forward to this weekend. We'll have three whole days to do nothing.

I hope this satisfied those readers who look for blog posts! Is there anything you'd like to know about what's going on with us? Leave it in the comments, it would definitely give me more to blog about!!!!