By far the kids' favorite thing to do is to feed the giraffes crackers or lettuce, depending on the day.
This guy just wanders around showing off his plumage.
In February I bought a great Groupon deal and took Owen and Evie to see the Women's World Figure Skating Championship. I thought they would like it but I could not tear them away and we stayed until the end which ended up being 11pm! It was a really fun night and one of the benefits of living in the Springs with such great Olympic training facilities nearby.
Evie was pretending to ice skate/dance in the aisles and told me she wants to be an "Ice Skate Girl" when she grows up.
A benefit of living near the Air Force Academy that also has great facilities is that BYU had 3 diving meets here this year. It was a treat to have Rand's dad come for a visit even if he couldn't stay at our house every time. The kids loved seeing him at night and going to watch the divers. We hope his schedule works out this way every year!
Grandpa stayed an extra day to play with us so we took him to Focus on the Family that has a great indoor play area for children. Grace looks a little apprehensive but she seriously loves this guy and was happy to be held by Grandpa.
Owen and Evie participated in an improvisational play with some other kids which was hilarious to watch.
Owen started attending cub scouts and was introduced by a really fun field trip to the fire station his first week. I was also called as a Wolf Den Leader and get to attend with him.
At the March Pack Meeting, Owen earned his rank of Bobcat and had his face painted. Apparently this is a tradition each time you earn a new rank. Cub scouts is a whole new world to our family.
We have had some fabulous weather lately (although it snowed today and the kids have off of school). Colorado weather can be very unpredictable but we enjoy the warmer days as much as possible and spend a lot of time at the park. Grace tried out the swings for the first time and loved it!
Evie and her darling friend love to be mommies to Grace.
This little girl started pulling her self up on things a couple months back and now walks along furniture. She's getting braver by the day, will she start walking next month?
Owen and Evie got a hold of my camera one morning and took extreme close ups of themselves and Grace. Yikes! Not the most flattering pictures, I know.
Evie was enjoying a lovely picnic dinner on one of our warm evenings last week.
Finally, over the last couple of months we have watched our new home go from a hole, to a foundation, be framed and finally resemble a real house.
We hope to move in mid-July. We know the progress will seem to slow down for the next few months but it's been fun to watch the progress so far. We are glad we currently live down the street since the kids insist on driving by almost daily.
I've been tasked with the fun job of choosing granite, tile, lighting, etc. We are so excited to finally be moving into a home that we plan to live in for a long, long time. Our nomadic lifestyle has finally come to an end.
