Spring 2012

We've been enjoying this weather to the fullest - I can't remember a weeknight that we didn't go straight outside after dinner until bath-time.  We've been spending our weekends at the Zoo (love our Season Pass) and the various parks around Ankeny.  The kids love being outside - Drake enjoys throwing the baseball, kicking the soccer ball and throwing rocks :)  (we're working on good choices!) and he still loves to swing.  Gabby enjoys looking for ladybugs, naming off every animal we see, riding on her Dora Quad and taking walks in the wagon.

We went to the zoo again with Brandon's mom as she has greatfully come back to watch the kids while Brandon and I take a much needed tropical vacation :)  She came a week early to spend more time with the kids, and of course we'll never turn down an extra set of hands.  Both of the kids enjoy the zoo - but Gabby being the animal lover that she is enjoys it to it's fullest.  She went as far as correcting everyone that it wasn't a "parrot" it was a "macaw".  She is engrossed in learning about animals and spouts off random facts as we venture through the zoo.

Drake loves the petting zoo - as much as his germaphobe mother trys to protest :)  He gets a thrill out of feeding the goats and adamantly protests when it's time to leave :)

Brandon and I are looking forward to a much needed vacation. He recently took on another high profile account at work and I took on two additional verticals/departments (and 7 more employees) in February. Balancing our careers and home is always a work in progress, but I'd like to think we're managing!