Zoo Trip

I appear to be smiling but I'm actually saying, "Take the picture already."



Liza and her beloved sneaky snake.





We took our annual trip to the zoo on New Year's Day. I think we spent equal parts looking at the animals and equal parts searching for Ryan. He loves zoos. Liza went charging into the petting zoo and showed the other kids how it was done. Isabel's favorite is still the snake house.

Isabel striking a pose






Rock Star!




I'm still catching up on December pics. We went to Old Town Spring after Christmas whch is a very cute area with antique shops and crafty places. Its like Medora only much bigger and with a victorian theme.

What a week!!!

In one week we found a house we love, got into a bidding war, had inspections done, decided on financing, and set a closing date. At the same time we put our house on the market, cleaned like we were possessed, herded the kids into the car so we were out of sight for the 12 showings in 4 days, are negotiating 1 offer and have word that a 2nd offer is coming. Yikes. I need a drink. We've hardly had any time to consider how much we will miss our backyard.

My Christmas Present

On Christmas Eve Ryan surprised me with this table that's made from an old door. He had me convinced I was getting a TV for the kitchen though, so much so that when the table was delivered I asked if we were still getting the TV. There is also a picture of the new room we will put the table in.

Family Pictures

Its always so hard to get family pictures. And as always someone in our family is missing their pants.

Isabel really enjoyed going to see the Nutcracker Ballet this Christmas. That was my gift to my mom and Almas. Mom enjoyed the orchestra, Isabel liked the costumes, and Almas discovered she has a thing for men in tights.