Ryan’s Kindergarten Roundup

Last week was Kindergarten Roundup Day for Ryan...
He had a great time at “Camp Kindergarten” :)

 

This year’s Kindergarten girls – Charlotte, Jaci, Emily & Moriah
& next year’s Kindergarten boys – Ryan & Tyler

 

All busy working on drawing & coloring their campsites

 

Reading ”We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” around the campfire

 

Snacks that were almost too cute to eat!
Acorns, stepping stones, mushrooms…

and hedgehogs! :)

 

Each one made his or her own little pet hedgehog out of clay and sticks

 

Heading home with a bundle of school supplies. :)

 

Ryan says Kindergarten Roundup was even MORE fun than he thought it would be!
Here he is with his hedgehog, appropriately named “Pokey”  :)

Happy Birthday, Miss Mary

Hard to believe, but our baby girl is one year old!
She may not crawl or walk, but she says Dada, Mama, puppy, ball, ba-ba (blankie), and more... She loves to wave bye-bye & clap her hands, and she really likes music.
We can’t even remember what life was like without her…
She’s such a sweetheart & we love her to pieces!

Happy Birthday, Mary Camille! : )

 

Getting the hang of opening presents

 

Tasting her own little cake

 

She really wanted to share the frosting with cousin Kate : )

 

Mmm… this tastes pretty good!

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Happy Birthday, Baby Girl!
We love you very much! : )

Omaha Zoo Day

This was Mary’s first trip to the zoo.
She thought all of the animals were puppies, and she loved watching them! : )

    

 

The jungle is always a favorite!

 

 

 

 

 

There were some enormous fruit bats flying around in the jungle. They were pooping a LOT as they flew, which made us a little nervous, as you can see here… ; )

 

 

We’ve been taking pictures in this seat/swing for years!!

 

 

Checking out the Desert Dome

 

The cactus directly behind Luke had a nest in it…

And one of the eggs looked like it was about to fall out! : /

 

Time for lunch!

 

Luke was pretty excited about the sharks in the aquarium

 

Mary with a lemur : )

 

Taking a break to check the map

 

Kara with a penguin

 

Ryan doing some exploring

 

The whole crew in the giraffe house : )