Our Trip to the Zoo

I really thought that I'd be keeping up with this blog better but I'm telling you the days are flying by so fast (I hate to admit it but) I can't see straight. School is finally out so I have extra time coming out my ears.... Really I've counted it up. at least 2 and a half hours spent on trips to the school each day to drop off and pick up and helping with homework.


Our trip to the zoo was a couple of weeks ago but it sure was fun. It was a foster care thing so we went. They had a BBQ and that's it. We went and ate and then started our hike through the zoo. Well we got to see some birds, the bears, the elephants, the monkeys, and the kids were done. No lions or tigers, or zebras etc. What we did spend 3 hours doing is playing in the water area. Who ever thought of that was brilliant!!! The kids got in dressed and everything. next time we go I'll remember it is there. They did take a fun family shot. This was 30 min into the zoo trip...notice how exhausted the kids look already.

It was hot!! Jordan was done before he even got started.

You can see that Jesse is more interested in the Jeep than getting his picture taken.

This was the end!!! Jordan couldn't take it any longer. But if you've been to the zoo lately you know that just around the corner is the water thing. Heaven!

Jesse was so excited when he saw the water but he stood at the edge of it for at least 20 minutes before he would get in.

He is so stinkin cute!!

We can't ever go to the zoo again without getting a blue snow cone - nice lips

Sister didn't want to have anything to do with the water so she played in the sand the whole time and loved every minute of it. She got it in her hair, in her shoes, in our shoes, all over the boys she was in heaven.

Jesse got into the water finally but not for long before he got out to get a snack.

Do you love the swim suits? First of all see the cute tush in red running? that is Joey he needs a pinch! Shea is the one with her head cut off - give me a break among all the other new things I am just learning I have added -picture taking - the problem is not the picture taker it is the picture takees. They never sit still they never look together they are always looking somewhere else they don't even look when you call their name.

Wet and chilled...Just how Joey likes it.

Jordan is our water hater to say the least he doesn't like to take a bath, get his face washed, or even get splashed so I was glad to see him have so much fun in the water I don't think he got enough of it!!

This is a funny video - Jordan had sand up in his diaper.

Ahhhh....naptime

I think everyday that when the kids go down for a nap so will I - for just a few minutes...I love my sleep but there are a few things I love more... I love doing laundry I know that is unusual and some may think it is unnatural but I love little clothes when they come out of the dryer after being washed in the perfect ingredients for them to smell like heaven. I love folding them perfectly neat and putting them in their little piles...I don't even care how long they stay that way. I love helping Shea with her homework. I really wish I felt then what I feel now about homework I was not a school lover so now with little people quickly approaching school and one in 4th going on 5th grade I like to see the light bulb come on when they figure out something on their own. I love sitting on the couch looking at the toys on the floor...the stains on the carpet and the messed up pillows on the bench. I have decided that this is fully living. I've had picked up, vacuumed everyday floors, I've had brand new carpet, I've had perfect pillows sitting just for decoration. I've lived in "company ready" home for a long time. Someday I'll live in that home again but for now I like to see the little people playing with the toys, I love when little sister pulls of the pillows on the bench and turns around laughing because she knows she isn't supposed to touch them then runs over to give hugs. I don't love the stains on the carpets but it is what it is....

When Rhonda gives me another private lesson on how to do blogs I'll add some of my favorite songs....one of which lately is by someone??? and the title is something??? but it's about things that will be missed. I try to pay attention to the little things that matter more. I'm new so I'm still learning but I know alot of women who I can copy and be just like. Thanks to those women I can love laundry, homework, toys everywhere, stains on carpets, messed up decorations and a non company ready home...(but I say come over anyway!!!!)

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These are my favorite pictures of the kids - Jordan got the glasses at school and we took the pictures in Nov. 2007 We had to dig through the toy box to find them so we can get Shea in the glasses to take a picture so we can add it to the picture wall pile.

Do you think there is anything better than this face?

Joey

The cheeks on this one need to be squeezed every day!!

Jordan

Pure entertainment

Jesse

This little lover is growing up so fast!!! look how little she looks!!

Samantha

Our first family trip - all 7 of us in 1 car for alot of hours!!

The Ziegler Family May 2008

Our first official family photo. Everyone is looking at the camera, there is no one crying, I will be putting this one on our picture wall. This was after the Baptism everyone had their picture taken.

We had an amazing weekend with the family... we took our chances that no one would get too car sick, home sick, tired, cranky, restless, or stinky, and we headed to Utah (thank goodness it was southern Utah!!!!!!!) We went to Sarah's Graduation from SUU and it was Austin's Baptism. We had so much fun!! The drive up was perfect for about 1hour. Then we had to pull over and I had to switch to the back seat to help calm some very tired people. We didn't leave till late so the kids would sleep. It worked once they finally went to sleep. We got there about 3:00 am.
I love Cedar City it is a beautiful place to visit. We stayed in a beautiful cabin that Jay just bought it was fun for the kids. there was a pond in the back with fish in it, the kids hiked around, we spent most of the days at Jay and Shauna's so the kids could play together. They have a trampoline so our people were in heaven.

Do you like how Jordan is having a fit!! He wanted to hold the balloon in the picture.

Cousin Jordan wasn't interested in taking the picture either. Everyone survived:)

We saw all kinds of farm animals, horses, cows, sheep, chickens, donkeys, every time we passes a field of sheep we would here sheeeeeeeep from the back of the car - that is funny they also do it when they see a train - traaaaaaaaaaain all in unison.

In the cabin we stayed in there was a great big tub so Sunday night the kids took a swim. Jordan didn't like when the jets came on so he got out. Sister didn't like it either
which was perfect for me because the tub had to be so full for the jets to work that it came
up to sisters chin...Shea was in heaven!! She was such a life saver!! she was the resident life guard when I got the kids out to dry them off.

How cute are these little people!! Joey, Jesse, and Shea they loved the tub and the suds.

It was wonderful to go on our first family trip with all of us. We had a great time Joey says he doesn't want to go to Utah again because it is to far....I agree. We will defiantly be waiting to go back.

Joey and Jordan have become great photographers....I'll add some of their pictures tomorrow.