Mother's Day!

Mother's Day was really nice. Derrick let me basically

 do nothing all day! =) He took care of the kids, and got

them everything they needed. Then for dinner we went to

my grandma Judy's. It was a fun day spent with family!

This is Lowynn, "climbing" the tree.

 Then Oddessey had to "climb" the tree as well.

 She was just off in her own little world, and she

was being so cute. I had to take some pictures of her!

 Lowynn loved the little puppies, he wouldn't leave them alone!

 Oddessey found this little skateboard, she said, "Look

it's a big boy skate." Then she climbed on it and did this.

So my mom, my aunt Shelley, and I all clapped and

said "yay". Then she did this...

 pouted! She didn't like that we were cheering

for her. She is just too funny!

Playing with one of the puppies!

 Oddessey saying her goodbyes. First with great grandma Judy.

 Then great grandpa Terry.

 Then grandma Terri Lynn.

 Lowynn would only say goodbye to his great 

grandma Judy. He forcefully went to his great

grandpa Terry, but only long enough for a quick kiss,

so I didn't get any pictures of it. 

 Then I had to take some pictures with my kids, who wouldn't

cooperate very well! Especially Oddessey, these were the best

we could get!

I love being a mother, it is the most rewarding thing 

ever! I sure do love my Lowynn and Oddessey, very much!

Mini Vacation

Since we decided not to go to Disneyland this year, we 

decided to take a mini vacation. It was a lot of fun

spending time with my family! There are a ton of 

pictures, just to warn you now! =)

First stop was The Living Planet Aquarium.

My babies are getting so big! They aren't babies any more!

The otters were so fun to watch! They were very playful!

He has to do something funny!

We let them pick something out, and Oddessey chose

this penguin. She already has a stuffed animal of a penguin

that is always in her bed, and she loves it! I'm thinking 

penguins are her favorite animal! =)

We stopped at Red Robin to eat dinner before heading
to our hotel.

Then we made it to our hotel! Our kids wanted to
go swimming really bad, so that was the first
thing we did!

I love this!

Both of my kids love the water, but Lowynn just likes to 

stay on the stairs. I held him and walked out into deeper

water, and he was protesting the whole time, but I 

didn't care. I was going to make him get in the water! =)

Oddessey on the other hand, LOVES it! She wanted 

Derrick to take her in the deep water. He would hold her

on her stomach and she would kick her feet and move her 

arms. She's going to learn how to swim in no time! 

Then the next day we went to the Hogle Zoo. It was
kind of chilly in the morning, but once the sun came out,
it warmed right up. It was perfect weather!

When ever he wears his jacket, he has to wear

the hood! He's funny!

This elephant makes noises, and it was making

Oddessey nervous. 

They are just too cute!

 He is so cute, I love how he's always touching
my face. =)

 She was dancing around, I had to take a
picture!

Later that night we went to Chuck E Cheeses. My
kids had a lot of fun there! I think Derrick did, too! =)

The last day of our mini vacation, we went to Lagoon.
It was so much fun! I used to go there all the time when
I was little with my family. It's so much fun to take my little
family there and make such fun memories!

 This ride actually tickled my stomach pretty good. Oddessey
cried a little bit, and Lowynn was saying he wanted to get
off of it. It was pretty funny!

 Notice Oddessey covering her face, she was a little worried
that it was going to feel the same as the other ride. =)

 We took Lowynn on the new roller coaster, and he did
really good! It's crazy to see my little boy going on such
a big ride! He's growing up!

 Lowynn is such a good big brother. He's always keeping
an eye on his baby sister. He worries about her. I
love them!

 They are so cute!

 These are our attempts at a family photo!

 This was right before we left. Looks like every one was
pretty beat!

I am so glad we are able to do such fun things as a family!
Family is what is most important, and I love making fun
memories with them! Kids grow so fast, every memory is
so important! I love my family!