Dinosaurs at the Zoo

We visited the zoo's new dinosaur exhibit today.  When you first enter the exhibit its set up like a jungle and you can hear the dinosaurs.  I love the way Lyric has our arm around Story like she was protecting her.  Or, was she pushing her to go first?

 This guy spit water at us.

 Yum!

 Please don't eat me!

 At the end of the exhibit there was a dinosaur dig.

 You can't go to the zoo without a visit to the carousel!

 Our new favorite thing at the zoo is feeding the lorikeets.

A beautiful fun day!

Happy 8th Birthday Lyric

Happy Birthday Lyric! 

Lyric and I decided to start a new tradition of doing an interview every year on the girls' birthdays. 

Lyric's thoughts on her 8th birthday:

1. How does it feel to be 8? It feels good. It doesn't really feel much different. It feels a little bit different because I am one step closer to being a teen, but it doesn't really feel much different. Except this is the one day of the year when I get cake and presents all for me:-)
   
   
2. How do you think you are different from a year ago? I might say, I'm a little bit more maturer or mature or maturer- whatever. I wouldn't say that I am that different from a year ago. I am probably taller, but I'm not that much different from a year ago.
   
   
3. What do you think is the most important thing you have learned in your life so far? Probably even if you say you are never gonna love someone again the next day or later that day you do love them. So, if you say you hate them or you are never going to love them, you do.
   
   
4. What is your favorite thing about yourself? I love to smile. Even if someone dies I love to smile. Why do you smile if someone dies? I don't know. Sometimes I want to be sad like everyone else, but I just smile. I think it is because I like to be happy. I don't like to be sad.
   
   
5. What is your favorite color? Lime green. If I had a backup, in case green got outlawed or something like that-- it would be baby blue.
   
   
6. What is your favorite TV show? Probably... Wizards of Waverly Place-- No, no- Parenthood!
   
   
7. What is your favorite song? Artist? I like all of them (country) except for Brad Paisley.
   
   
8. What is your favorite movie? So far, like so far in life? Probably, Sea Monsters.
   
   
9. If you had a whole day to do anything you wanted , what would you do? Probably, lay in the bed and watch something on Netflix and read a book. Like, one day I will probably try to stay in the bed and read 5 chapter books! [I think this is so funny because she can do these things anytime she wants:-)]
   
   
10. What do you want to do when you grow up? Um, I want to be a writer and a singer and a professional guitarist, and be a vet and run my own vet clinic.
    
    
11. Do you think you will ever get married? Of course I will get married! If I never got married I would never have kids. I want six kids and I need someone to help me take care of them.
    
    
12. How old will you be when you are married? I don't really know because you can't predict that. No one can predict that, maybe you will just have to see because you don't know when you will find the right one. Well maybe 19 or 21? Can you get married younger than that?
    
    
13. What things make you happy? Marlie, Mommy, Daddy, Story, Cadence, flowers, nature, animals and music
    
    
14. What things make you sad? When people, like when I see a new hotel being built. If people keep piling stuff on the grass and on nature then we will just see buildings and clutter and no one wants to see that because we won't see nature. Tears also make me sad, on me and other people.
    
    
15. What is your favorite food? I don't have a favorite food, but my least favorite food is oatmeal and Rice Krispies and that juice daddy made with orange peel
    
    
16. What is your favorite book? I like all books! RL Stine is my favorite author right now, also, Mary Pope Osborne
    
    
17. If you could change one thing about your life what would it be? This house
    
    
18. If you could change your name, what would it be? Devon
    
    
19. What is something you would like to do this year? Go volunteer at Give Kids the World
    
    
20. Anything else you would like to say? No, that's it.  Are you sure?  We may be reading this in twenty years, you don't want to add anything else?  I just want to say if Marlie dies before I am older I loved her... If I die before it is my time, I just want to say I loved everyone. (Which I might die if we continue living here.)

Fly Story Fly!

It was pretty windy today, so Story came into the house and I asked for the umbrella to fly away.  I told her I didn't know where the umbrella was, so she decided to try a plastic bag.  Lucky for us, it didn't work and we still have our Sweet Story Bell.

A Day at the Zoo

The girls and I spent the morning at the zoo today.

Painting for Make a Wish

Story was invited to do a painting for Make a Wish to auction for a donation.  She loves to paint, so she was excited to do it.

When we arrived and she found out they had pizza and juice boxes that made it even better.

She decided to do one of her famous rainbows, her favorite thing to paint.

Bathtub Paint!

We made bathtub paint today.  It was so easy-cheap shaving cream and food coloring.

 We used an ice cube tray for an easel, so it would float:-)

The girls had a great time.

Cheap, Easy Fun--Bathtub Paint

Looking for some cheap, easy fun?  Bathtub paint is the answer!  You simply take some cheap shaving cream and mix it with food coloring.  We used an ice tray for our paint pallet so it would float.

The girls loved it and they loved the colored water too.

Treats for Marlie

The girls and I made treats for Marlie today.

 

 Marlie attempted to catch any dropped flour and dough while waiting patiently.