Weeds

Today Jared excitedly brought me some weeds that he made out of tinker toys. I have no idea what prompted the weeds, but I pretty much love it!

Make Some Faces!

Happy Zombie Baby

I made ultra-staining red velvet chex mix for Valentines. And I definitely panicked when I noticed Rosie's face when she was through with it. :)

Interview with Jared

Rosie Can Walk!

She walks voluntarily! We are so proud of her!

Driving Down to Georgia

 The kids and I headed out to see our family in Georgia for a few days at the beginning of their birthday season (all 4 of their birthdays are within 2 weeks). Getting there and getting back was a bit rough, but it was worth it.

We called this section of our trip, "Stuck in Kentuck"
Basically a semi had jack knifed across the road a few miles ahead. We were in a stand still for 2 hours and then creeping along for a third hour. It was awful.

The cousins had fun together.

 Rosie tried to keep up!

Sawyer is the oldest

 Hunter (nearly 4)

 And Jared in a matching shirt from Grandma.

 Okay, I have to say, my favorite cousin moment from the trip is when I had to rescue a crying Rosie, while the older boys had orchestrated a game of "Pirates Kill the Princess."

 Aren't boys great?

We had a trip to Zoo Atlanta:

 This was the absolute best part! Two mother gorillas and their babies were right next to the glass picking their noses. Awesome!

My first time seeing pandas.

We were there for my brother Joe's birthday.

Carrie (with a bit of help from me) made this awesome cake that looks like barbeque chicken pizza. She is so cool.

 We explored centennial park and played soccer and Frisbee.

 The very next day was sweet Hunter's birthday. We were supposed to drive home this day, but there were high winds, rain and a smattering of tornadoes, so we stayed another day.

 Jared is looking so cool at Monkey Joe's

 Birthday cupcakes!

 I'm so glad we were able to go. The weather was wonderful in Georgia and the company was even better!

Thoughts about traveling

I've done a lot of traveling in the past year and here are some of my thoughts about it:

When there I'm boxed in (like they teach you to avoid in Drivers Ed) it really freaks me out.
More semis should be air ride equipped because it would really help me with the alphabet game.
Maybe not all drivers that I think are drunk are actually drunk, maybe they are just handing their kids crackers in the backseat.
Pack lots of snacks so you can go from salty to sweet to fruit to dairy and back again.
Dress your kids in clothes you couldn't care less about.
Seriously, the left lane is for passing, not just sitting in if you think you are going really fast.
Keeping your cool in stand still traffic is near impossible.
Usually crying doesn't last more than 15 minutes if you ignore it.
It is always worth it to travel- refreshing change of scenery, closer family bonds, and adventures!