April 6th....Our Trip to Columbus, OH for the day

We went to Polaris Fashion Mall area in Columbus, OH for the day.  We took our time getting there, having a nice drive.  Having a good time with the kids.  Cameron brought along his little camera again.  We took pictures of ourselves on the trip and strange things on the side of the roads!

Pictures of me....with Cameron, Ryan, Haley, and Josh!  I'm never in pictures!  So I thought I should take some of me with my favorite people in the whole world!  :)

 We saw a large basket building....Longaberger!

 Cameron made a masterpiece at dinner at Bonefish Grill!

 Ryan had fun with it, too!

 Haley was busy making stars!

 Look at this!  Trees and bushes growing on the roof at the Carrabba's!

Signs....LOL!
Great day in Columbus!

April 5th....A Day at the Zoo!

With great report cards and Easter vacation, we planned a day at the zoo with the kids and my mom.  It turned out to be a fanastic day to go to the zoo.  Haley's friend Zoey slept over the night before and joined us going to the zoo!  Unforuntately, the escalators going up to the zoo at the main entrance were broken and we had to wait in line for the two elevators going up.  It was still fun though! 

We enjoyed taking pictures and getting to pet an orange garden snake as we waited. 

Zoey and Ryan posed by the praying mantis statue as we got to the top.

Zoey and Haley skipped through the tunnel to get to the main part of the zoo.



One of the tigers were laying next to the glass. 

Cameron was busy taking pictures!  He was so happy to be at the zoo!



I thought this sign was a bit funny.

Ryan and Cameron pose by the fish in the aquarium, their favorite part of the zoo.

Cameron and my mom checking things out in the tank.

I know this is a horrible picture, but the Black Tipped Reef Sharks were going so fast!  This is one of the sharks that Cameron adopted at the zoo.  He was so proud!

Cameron snapping many pictures.

Ryan smiled for the picture and then turned around to keep looking, but the big fish was right in front of him, staring at him, and scared Ryan!  So funny!

Cameron and Ryan crawled through the tunnel in the touch tank.

 Cameron posed by the polar bear statue while Ryan hid between its legs!  Unfortunately, the polar bears were sleeping!

Cameron was getting excited for what was coming next!  SHARKS!!!

All in all, it was a great day at the zoo! 

Our Month of March in Review

The whole month of March came and went quickly.  I'm sorry for not posting anything since February.  Haley was busy with Volleyball, practices and games during the weekdays.  Josh had his month long Fire Chief Ale promotions at his work and raising money for the Firefighters Heroes Fund.  The boys had their hockey games on the weekends.  I was busy working with my friend Sue.  Things have been busy. 

My daughter not wanting her picture taken before a game.

Ryan playing goalie before the game during practice.  Cameron trying to score on him.

The boys and I enjoyed a picnic at the park on one of the nice days we had.

Then they played at the park before Haley called us.

After Haley called, we all went to Mingo Creek County Park with Haley's friend Zoey. We played in the creek after playing volleyball.



Cameron became DARING and raced down the hill on his bicycle!

Cameron lost another tooth!

We did some early planting to get ready for the summer.

Haley became taller than my sister, even without the shoes on!

We watched the firefighter challenge at Josh's work.

Cameron learned to climb a tree.  Sappy, but still climbed.  Going higher with the help of my mom.

And we went to celebrate great report cards with Cold Stone Creamery!

Haley and Ryan both got straight A's, and Cameron got an A and the rest B's!