Here are a few pictures from our Zoo trip today.

"Let's see some animals already!"

On your mark...

Just kidding.

Even the lions came out for us

This is as close as I could get her to one of the statues.

And finally, we made it to the flamingos.

This was all she wanted to see all day.

We even found a souvenir pink feather.

One last peek at the flamingos.

Enough with the feather!

Ready for the Greatest Show on Earth? They use that slogan because "Old Lady takes 45 min to sing National Anthem" didn't work well.

This is what Mattie was really excited about.

Max didn't miss out either.

I see Carson!!

They made a fortune on these rides.

Not from us, though.

Wait...what kind of show did Dad send us to?!

Stop singing and start the SHOW!!

At one point, he actually covered his ears.

Three rings!!

First up...the tigers.

Pretty cool.

Then the dogs.

Someone is having fun!!

Mattie really liked the elephants.

So did Mom.

Then...at the end...

Cannon Man!!!

5...

4...

3...

2...

1...

BOOM!!!!

Land on your butt!! Land on your butt!!

Guess who got snow!! Really it was sleet, but it was white and cold, so out came the snow pants!

Max's snow suit almost matches this year.

Mattie's is Max's old snow suit, and it isn't even close. What's funny is this is the snow suit Max used when he went skiing. It's a little too big for Mattie, but she doesn't mind.

On your mark...

Get set....

Go!!!


Mattie brushed all the snow off her house. She's a better housekeeper than me, I would have left it.

This is only fun when you're 7.

Brrrrrrrrr!

Then Dad came out, and the fun really began. He got the sled out!

Where's the new baby going to go?

Guess how many times Mark made it around the pool?

Not many.

Max is the strangest little kid when it comes to food. He won't eat cheese, pudding, mashed potatoes, McDonalds, macaroni, and he won't lick the spoon when I make a cake.

Mattie will lick the spoon, but she won't eat cheese, mashed potatoes, or macaroni.

He may not lick the spoon, but he likes the finished product.

It's hard to get the part in the middle.

Mattie's First Haircut

Mattie finally got her first haircut. It only took 3 years.

She did really good, and held still. Almost too still, she just kind of stared at herself in the mirror. I asked if she liked it, and she said yes.

She got little baby bangs.

No more mullet.

She actually really likes to have her hair blow dried. I blow dry her hair every night after her bath, then she gets the hairdryer she got for Christmas and dries mine.

Oh, man. Christmas is over. Our house looks like a Toys R Us that has been ransacked. Mattie still has toys that haven't been opened, but Max has opened all his new toys.

This was our Christmas tree after Santa came Christmas night.

Mark and Max have worked all week on the K'nex roller coaster. It's huge!

Max has to stand on his train table just to turn it on.

Mattie has known she is a Princess all along. Now she has the jewelry to prove it.