THE ZOO!

So, on friday we took the kids to the zoo. It was great! The kids had a great time and were all very well behaved. Evan came and Logan instantly idolized him. He wanted to hold his hand the entire time. We saw the new African exhibit. It was great! Brandi loved the giraffes. One even came at us , we thought he was going to come through the glass. But no...he just wanted to look at us closer I guess. ( It is because we are so beautiful Brandi). My favorite were the Lions. The kids each had there favs too. Evan liked the Kamodo dragon, Abbie liked The ENTIRE TRIP! Logan could not decide between the Lion and the Zebras. Jonathon seemed to really like the giraffes and the penguins. We went to the zoo gift shop ( Evan had money burning a hole in his pocket) and Logan picked out a toy for him and Abbie( i think he likes her...TOO YOUNG!!)


All in all it was a good way to spend the day. It was the last day of spring break and we finally had a nice day. I wish our other friend Tarah had been able to come, but with other things going on we will make her come NEXT time!

Spring is here, it may not feel like it, but the animals know!

Thanks Brandi , it was awesome!!!

Leo The Lion

So. Appearantly I was born on the sign of the Leo, the Lion when all 3 planets were aligned. This is called a triple Leo. Yeah right. I am so not as magestic or as strong as this king of beasts. Some say I have the characteristics of a Leo. Hmm. I may at some point in my life been all about me. I may at some point have thought that I needed to be the center of attention. They say that Leos grow up to be performers. HA! I cant sing, I cant act, I can dance, although not outstanding. I think having a child and being in love with a person has diminished some of these character flaws. Don't get me wrong, I am proud to be associated with this Royalty. I have always thought the Lion to be a fantastic creature. If reincarnation does exist, I want to come back as a lion, a male lion. I love the mane. Sometimes, when I read my horoscope it is SOO me, other times, I laugh it is so absurd. So tell me, whats your sign baby? ANd what do you think about it?

Soccer Season

The spring soccer season is upon us. Logan is very excited for his second season. Today his grammie took Logan and I to lunch and then to buy new soccer kleats( he outgrew his ones from the fall). We tried several pairs and finally found some , size 12! I must face the fact he is growing up in more ways than one. I will post some pictures soon of practice and games. His first game is April 4th, I am hoping his friend Chandler will spend the night Friday and come watch him play!

The Boy

There is in all his glory! Logan loves to eat but you cant tell by his skinny little butt and waist. The boy has energy I wish I could bottle and sell at the gym. This picture was taken at a local milkshake joint. This place has mini milkshakes, you see them here. 32 oz!! His half brothers and sister were here for their spring break last week and he had a blast. He wasnt to sure about Bubba's Gf but he is a boy and connected with Sissy's Bf much better. They left on Saturday and he left on Monday. Without me. With my parents. To Seattle. I miss him. He does not miss me. How could this happen? He doesnt need me to tuck him in at night? No kisses or back rubs? I know when he comes home tonight he will want those. ( I HOPE) But for those three days without me he was fine. Much better than I was. He has spent the night at my parents house a ton of times. But. That is across town. He spent the night at a friends house for the first time about 2 weeks ago. ( God Bless you T for knowing how I felt) I have come to face the fact ( well, not really but I am trying) that he is growing up. Soon he wont need me to walk him to school. Soon he will be daddys boy not mommys. I know I have to deal with this. I just dont want to. I think I will be enjoying the interuptions from now on because I know they wont last. I think.

My baby. My baby boy , he really isnt a baby any more.

Friends

You know I have always had a few real good friends. Sometimes they are not always around but when I do see them we are right back where we were the last time. Like my best friend from highschool, Melissa. She lives here in town, but we rarley see eachother or talk. But every now and then we send a text like we have been talking forever. I like that. I like that I have friends like this.

I have some new friends too. I love them. They know who they are. Our kids are in the same class at school. I am fianlly able to be me sometimes. I love being a mom, dont get me wrong, and a wife but sometimes I need to be me. My friend ( I will call her T ) is amazing( well they both are) . She has opened her home and hot tub to her friends on Thursday nights for some munching, drinking, venting and skinny dipping. It has been a very good thing for my inner self and I look forward to it every week. T has 3 amazing children, one of them she adopted from Ethiopia and I think she might be the most gorgeous girl child ever!Her hubby is a counsler and is great with the kids. My other good friend( we will call her B) is eqally amazing. She runs a day care out of her home , her husband is working evenings and going to school to become a nurse. It is a huge change for her but she knows in the long run it is the best for her family. She has welcomed me to her home ( it might be because I bring her coffee) so we can chat and laugh at the kids.

I think friends are a womans way to be themselves and I so hope that my new freinds know how much I love them and respect them. I will always be there for them.