The girls were so excited to see their Pond cousin, Noemi, over the holiday weekend! We had a blast catching up!
Isn’t she a doll baby!?! Noemi is 2, almost exactly one year younger than Rose. They grow soooo fast!
We had s’mores, but Rose wasn’t a huge fan because of how sticky they were! It was Aunt Susana’s first time to try s’mores, and I think they were a hit!
We played until we couldn’t play any longer! Love these girlies!
This was such a fun and special night for our family to just play, dance and goof off together, and I think you can see that in the pictures… just wish there was one of all five of us! Maybe next year, we can bring the tripod! 
The rooster had perfect comedic timing interrupting Mrs. Paula!
Mara released horsey endorphins to give him peace of mind before the kids came to feed and pet him.
Real egg hunt, which was so exciting for us all!
Queen of the sand pile!
Mrs. Paula is always always teaching! She’s truly the toddler whisperer, and I admire her so much! Where other teachers we’ve experienced (sadly) yell at the class to get their attention, she literally whisperers, and they all lean in to listen because no one wants to miss out on all the interesting things she has to say!
Anna Kate had a blast getting the sand blown off of her! No matter where you go, or what you do, a more fun field trip for preschoolers does not exist! Thank you, Mara, Jerry and Luke for sharing your farm in the big city with us! You truly have the best of both worlds!
*These are my pictures from a mother’s eye of all of the farm fun, but I’ll post Mrs. Paula’s soon with the rest of her May pics! Oh, and check out her website too! She went into all the educational details of the trip and described everything exactly as it happened. I had a blast watching her and the kids in action on this field trip, and she even caught me looking totally grossed out at how long one of the claws on the chicken was (I had actually just gotten through touching it in her picture)! So funny! Check it out:
http://paulaspreschoolandkindergarten.blogspot.com/2014/05/on-farm.html
We had the sweetest graduation luncheon for Bekah last weekend! It was so super special!
Anna Kate was so excited Bekah got a “Bekah” bag!!! ConGRADulations, Bekah Boo!
You’re not 1…
You’re not 2…
That’s it, baby girl, you’re 3!
Those eyes say it all! Love you, baby Rose!
Noelle and I had the best time on her 2nd grade field trip to the zoo last week!
So fun feeding the giraffes!
Here’s sweet little Noelle’s head next to a crazy big elephant skull! Noelle took this picture of me and my friend Natalie!
Addison, Brianna, and Noelle had fun posing with the gorillas!
Aren’t they cute!?!
We had a blast eating at a really fun restaurant right here among the lions! Where the girls were standing in the left picture was close to our table… so cool!
So cool until I stopped chewing because someone wouldn’t stop staring at me!!! He has a piercing stare, that’s for sure!
We rode a monorail around the zoo toward the end of the day as we were getting tired, and these were some of the animals we spotted on our ride!
Our last stop was the Reptile House (with some amphibians mixed in). It was super creepy!
The Albino Alligator was a favorite!
Yikes!
So fun!
On our way out, we ran into this huge anteater that gave us some great laughs! Super fun day at the zoo!
May green be the grass you walk on,
May blue be the skies above you,
May pure be the joys that surround you,
May true be the hearts that love you.
~From an Irish Blessing I sang as a kid.
