Madison Zoo

Fun day at the zoo!

Garrison is singing his version of the ABC's. We were driving back from Iowa.

Vacations

These are from the 4th of July celebration in Iowa. Garrison seems thrilled to meet Captain Jack Sparrow!

Amazingly cute kids!

Spring

Egg hunt.

We had a crazy Spring Break, but still nice to have time off. Gracie and I surprised mom in Idaho, but she got the stomach flu and was deathly ill half the time. Mark stayed home with the boys, until his parents got 4 feet of water in their basement. Then they drove to Iowa to help. We were all reunited by Easter.

Garrison's 2nd birthday

Garrison enjoyed his birthday, especially the cake! He is sometimes the most clever, smart toddler ever, and at other times a tantrum-throwing 2 year old. He loves Mickey Mouse, his brother Gabe, his "bllluuuue blllankey" and the book Mr. Brown Can Moo.

Gracie, Maya, and Ellie had fun at the party, too.

Gabe's theatrical debut

You have those moments when your children, who you have always thought were amazing, do something incredible you never expected. Gabe can be such a shy child, and to my knowledge has never wanted to be in front of a crowd. At preschool, they were putting on a play, Stone Soup. We were excited to see it, and knew even if Gabe refused to go on stage it would be very cute. What we didn't realize was that he had one of the main roles. He sang and acted and was quite a little ham. Mark and I kept looking at each other in shock. We really have to thank Mrs. Scholl (or super-teacher as we refer to her). Only she could have brought this out in him! I wish you all could have been there!