Wildlife Ranch

We took the kids here last weekend, we've lived here for 2yrs and still haven't seen so many local things.  It was the first weekend of spring break but it wasn't nearly as busy as I thought it would be.  They had a great time and loved being able to be so close to the animals, many of them came right into the car window.  Here are a few of the animals we got to see:

yes they really get this close

O loved feeding the goats, he was so patient with them

After feeding all those animals my animals were hungry

Mustache

We're halfway through mustache march and the end can't come soon enough.  Owen and Miles surprised Kev with their own staches over the weekend, I nearly died laughing!

Some of our favorite things

I have a few go-to things that I really like for the kids, things that hold their attention and we have managed to use over and over again.  These craft kids have made that list.  We got a few as christmas gifts and since then I've gotten a few more at Home Goods and Tuesday Morning, both a lot cheaper than the normal retail price.  Since I am not inherently crafty these kits are perfect, they contain everything you need to do the craft.

The button art one is a favorite of Finley, it is simple enough for her to do without help and she can do it over and over again.

When I find them I like to stock up, we always have parties to attend and these have become my gift of choice.

Fanciest houses on the block

Owen and Miles have been working on building a birdhouse for a while now, they built it from scratch with the help of Miss Kelly.  They have since painted and decorated it and they've gotta be the fanciest birdhouses around.  Here are a few photos of the works in progress, I'll post the finished product as soon as we get it hung on the tree (its super heavy so we're still working on the logistics). Wait until you see all the bling they've added to the outside!

Keira working on her project

C'mon Finney she can't get us

One of the only "safe" spots from Norah in the house is my bed, its high enough that she can't get up - yet.  I often tell the girls if they want to do something without being bothered to go up on my bed.  They gathered every single pillow in the house, got comfy and played their leap pad while I was cleaning up.  What you can't see is Norah yelling at them from the side of the bed, not so peaceful but we've all learned to kind of tune it out.

Is it almost time?

The kids go to school until noon each day, I pick them up we eat lunch and I usually let them watch a movie.  They are pretty much on the go from morning until night so I like them to have a little "down" time before we head outside to play for the afternoon.  Without fail O starts asking around 1:15 if he can go see if Miles can play.  I have started to implement a not until 3:00 rule but it's getting hard to tell him no for the 1000 time that day, he literally asks every 15 minutes if its time yet.  On the rare occasion that Miles is not home in the afternoon it makes it a bit easier since he can see that the car is not there, he has to wait until he gets back to go play.  Here is what it looks like on one of those days

They must have waited in O's room for over an hour looking out the window, waiting for the fourth musketeer to get home.