Happy Birthday Kiddo!

Scooter turned 3 last week- and we can't believe he's getting so big!! Daddy had the day off of work, and we had a great time together! He was very excited to find some money in a card from great grandma & grandpa!
We went to story time at the library, and then headed to one of Scooter's favorite places: the zoo! He says to us all the time: "We should go to the zoo!" This baby elephant is one of the cutest things ever!
Scooter & Daddy!
Scooter & Mommy!
I can't remember why he was covering his ears here! He is so funny!
On the merry-go-round! He asked about this all through the zoo, so he was very happy when we finally got there! And he was doubly excited to ride it twice!

I don't remember ever actually seeing a peacock with his feathers all out like that! We thought it was so awesome!
Getting some cotton candy for some cute kiddos! It was a blast to have Lins & Mauri join us at the zoo!
Scooter's Handy Manny cake.... It did not turn out as good as I would have liked.... but he was happy with it! And I'm sure the cakes will get better as I practice more! Anywho.... It was fun to make & he liked it!
Opening some presents! What a lucky little boy! He received so many fun gifts and cards from everyone! Thank you guys, So Much! It makes my heart happy to know there are so many wonderful people who love this little boy so much!
This grin makes me so happy! He was thrilled to get his very own headphones & mp3 player (or as he calls it, an mp2 player! ha ha!)
Blowing out the famous birthday candle!
Happy Happy Birthday Scooter Boy! We are so, so happy that you are in our family buddy! We love you So much!!

Friday! Field Trip Day!

These pictures are actually from a field trip we took a few weeks ago! We went to the dinosaur museum & the bean museum at BYU! It was so fun to have Daddy, & Lins & Mar join us!

Whoa... Check out those bones!
Happy kiddos on a field trip!
Daddy & Scooter! Ryan was able to get off work early - and we were so glad he could come with us!
Playing with toys after looking at all the fun animals!
What a cutie!
Thanks for coming with us Lins & Mar! And thanks Lins for suffering from my "brilliant - Not brilliant- idea!" Ha ha! I thought it would be great if we put both car seats in our car, and one of us could squish in the back! I thought one of us could squish on the way there, & we'd switch on the way back! But poor Lins was squished back there the whole time!! I have to be honest, though, I'm afraid I would have gotten totally stuck trying to wedge between those two seats, so thanks for saving me from that embarrassing moment! ...Although, it would have added another interesting element to our field trip...ha ha ha!

I looked out the window & what did I see...

Well...it wasn't popcorn popping on the apricot tree today! Ha ha! This is actually what it looked like on Friday morning, and Saturday morning too! Scooter was excited to shovel the snow, though. And to be honest, I don't really mind when it snows - even this late in the year - (unless we have some outdoor fun planned!), because at this point you know it won't last long, and for some reason I have always loved the snow! So it's just like you get one (or two, or three...) last glimpse of winter until it snows again in October!
I thought these clouds looked cool!
Shoveling the snow!

I haven't heard of shoveling snow onto the sidewalk before...Ha ha! By the time he was done there were little tiny piles of snow all the way down the sidewalk!