Fall at the Zoo!

Today we talked mom into taking us to the zoo. They are having a fall festival so we packed up a lunch and off we went. Don't we look like natural farm girls sitting on the hay bales?

We rode the train and saw moose, timber wolves and a black bear.

Here is Claire's favorite stop....the snakes. I don't know why, but she loves to see the snakes and pet them as you can see below.

I asked Claire what kind of pet she wanted the other day. She said a python and I said no. This of course led to an endless series of questions about why not.

We visited the goats and gave them makeovers!

Rode the carousel of course!

And hung out in our treehouse. We tried to have a picnic, but the bees were a little to interested in our food so we had to eat on the run. We had a great time, a good warm up for the weekend!

Windy Days

Well the reminents of Hurricane Ike passed through on Sunday making things pretty windy around here. We were one of the lucky neighborhoods that didn't lose power. Sarah had fun feeling the wind, Claire didn't like it at all.

With the wind damage and trees down all over the place we have been sticking close to home this week. Our friend Jordan is visiting from California so we have been having lots of fun with him. Mom tried to explain to us why the library and McDonalds are closed - no power. I still don't understand why I can't get a milkshake!

Since there are no milkshakes to be found, we settled for a picnic dinner in the backyard. Mom figured eating outside would be a good warm-up for our upcoming camping trip.

Below are a few videos of us singing, dancing and just being kids.

Swiss Chocolate

After a long week Daddy returned home from Switzerland. Sarah and I went to the airport to pick him up. We were so excited to see Dad that we ran around the baggage claim area like little monkeys.

Dad brought us these cool pink hats and lots of swiss chocolate. I think it tastes great! I am going to eat this whole bar!

Sarah likes her hat and chocolate as well. She just keeps asking for more, more, more.

Here is a couple mountain shots from Dad's trip. I really want to fly on an airplane and go see mountains.

A beautiful swiss village. In honor of Dad's trip we signed out a German book to learn some words to help Dad on his trip. Of course now I just run around saying 'Der Hintern' (bum) Funny!!!!

Excuse Me...

Yes, I look so cute with those curls and big blue eyes, but I am actually a little stink monster. My favorite toy is a whoopee cushion. I love to 'fart' really loud all over the house and I make my parents blow the cushion up for me over and over again.

I Can Climb

I have been showing some interest in climbing and yesterday I thought I would show off my new skills for mom. I now insist on climbing into my own seat at the table and into my car seat.

Mom keeps telling me to get down when I lay on the couch. Geez, just trying to get comfy!

I can climb into the chairs at the table now - nothing is out of reach!

No need to bother mom, I'll just grab my own snacks.

I have also been trying to figure out how to climb out of my crib. I have heard some talk of a 'big girl bed' coming soon. Oh goody! Freedom!

Family Visit

This weekend my Great Grandpa, Great Grandma, Aunt LouAnn and Uncle Rick came to visit us. Thanks for driving all the way to Ohio! We had a great time playing and soaking up all the attention and hugs.

Snuggles in the front yard.

Snuggles in the backyard.

Snuggles all day long. Aunt LouAnn also played Barbies with me in the house they made. I couldn't wait to show them all my Barbie's.

Grandma & Grandpa sent down this awesome play center for my Barbie's as well. Dad put me straight to work chipping off the old paint so he can fix it up. My Barbie's love it!

Of course, this city can be a little confusing. We were waiting and waiting for our guests to arrive after breakfast - apparently they got a little lost. Oh well they finally made and we all went shopping! Thanks for coming to visit us, we had a great time.

Our Kings Island Adventure

So today we went on an adventure to Kings Island. They have a Nick Jr. area just for kids our size. We were so excited to go on rides and to see the Dora show! I wanted to go on all the scary rides, but Dad says I wasn't big enough. Maybe those vegetables do have a purpose other than child torture.

Sarah went on a few rides as well, but not the scary ones. Only I am brave enough for them.
Here we are on the Nick Jr. racer ride.

Mmmmmm, ice cream. Sarah ate the whole thing!

While waiting in line for Plankton's plunge we enjoyed a nice icy drink to turn our tongues blue.

See I love scary rides. This is the big drop plankton's plunge. Mom thought I might get scared, but I loved it and after that requested only scary rides.

We met up with my friend McKenna. We are ride buddies at the zoo so we thought we should hit some of these rides together. This is Swiper's Sweeper. It whips you around the corners fast, which we thought was pretty awesome.

Dora is coming!

Dora is coming!

Dora!!! We really loved the Dora and Boots show. I helped Dora get to the Big Red Chicken's party.

Of course, I got right in on the dancing action.

Mom took us on the helicopter ride above the park. Of course, I requested a pink copter.

Here we are meeting Scobby Doo. Dad and I went in the Scobby Doo haunted mansion. Again, I loved it and wasn't scared at all. I got all the ghosts with my laser gun.

Riding the mystery machine.

We met Pablo from the Backyardigans.

We also met Spongebob! This one is for you my cousins!

One more ride....please. After a full day of fun we are exhausted and heading for home. I am already making plans to come back again soon and ride a roller coaster and talk my parents into going into the water park.