Jelly Belly Factory in March of 2012

Grandma Cindy and Yasmin came up for a visit and we went to The Jelly Belly Factory. I think the last time I took the kids there was when Zoie was a baby, so they didn't remember a whole lot. They were all very well behaved and we had a great time.

They enjoyed looking at the art gallery and seeing all the cool Jelly Belly art. Ammon, being the comedian that he is, just had to pick Ronald Regan's nose, and the kids definitely couldn't pass up the chance to get their picture taken with The Famous Harry Potter.

Visiting Grandma Cindy On Easter break

On Easter Break We got to stop in at Grandma Cindy's house and had a great visit with Yasmin and Grandma. Grandma fed us a yummy taco dinner and the kids explored both the inside and outside of Grandma's house. The Girls Loved Grandma's baby chicks. If you look closely you can see Grandma's Guinea Fowl in the background.

Below Zoie is sporting a pair of one of Yasmin's cat-eye glasses and Amalie is holding up a cool apron that Grandma has, and she is hoping she can make one just like it. I took a picture of it so we could remember what it looked like, but I think we could make one cuter if we make it from the front of an old pair of overalls rather than the back, but then again, you wouldn't have the cute back pockets...maybe we'll make one of both.

Visiting Cousins For Easter Break 2012

Over Easter Break I took the kids to the Fresno Area to visit Grandma and Grandpa Z and a few of their cousins and aunts and uncles. Krista had planned a few fun activities for the kids to do at her house because Kayla had surgery on Monday and they couldn't really be out and about for long. It was Kayla's birthday and she was such a trooper. We could tell she was in pain, but she didn't complain at all.

The first activity they did was with colored vinegar, baking soda, and medicine droppers. Krista used a cupcake tin and added drops of food coloring to the vinegar and the kids dropped the colored drops onto a tray filled with baking soda. The kids had a great time making colorful pictures...It was easy, fun, and cheap...definitely something we'll do again. On the bottom picture, you can see that someone got carried away and dripped on Amalie's back, and Amalie must have been deep in artistic mode because she didn't even know it was there.


The next activity they did was marshmallow madness. They got to design and build with marshmallows and toothpicks. The kids made cars, houses, planes, boats, animals and all manner of cool designs, buildings, and vehicles. I think they liked eating the marshmallows most of all. Krista even got some of those fruity (nasty tasting) marshmallows to add a bit of color.

Looking Forward

Recently a friend told me that her blog was deleted because of inactivity. I thought I'd better do something, or my blog might meet the same fate...and that would not be good!

My good Friend Melinda is a great example of someone who keeps up with her blog. She posts every couple of days. She posts pictures and writes a bit about each one, and since it is all fresh in her mind because it just happened, she can journal a bit more (and better). I need to follow her lead, because I've been getting too caught up in making it all cutesie, and since cutesie takes a bit more time, I've been doing nothing.

Melinda brought the kids during Spring Break so I thought I'd post a couple pictures I took of the kiddos while they were here. I wish I had taken some pictures of the older boys, but, there is always a next time...right? In this picture Zoie, Eden, and Tucker were sitting together watching a movie..."Puss in Boots" I think, because that was Zoie's obsession of the week.