Wednesday, June 22, 2011

 Larkin Turns 3!
Our little girl turned three in May.  We can't believe how quickly time is flying.  She has brought us so much fun and entertainment, as well as more love than we could ever imagine.  We are so lucky to have two such sweet children.  For Larkin's birthday this year she wanted to go to the zoo so that is exactly what we did!  We had a great morning riding the carousel, seeing the animals, and visiting the petting zoo.  Later that day we had to celebrate with a yummy princess cake!
 A ride on the carousel.

 Right now Larkin is in a dress wearing stage in life so what better to wear to the zoo!

 Just taking a little snack break.

 Deep conversations with Daddy!

 Brayden getting ready to pet the sheep.

 Helping Brayden look for an easy-going sheep.

 Found one!

 Two horses that were not too big to ride!

 Our little princess ready for her princess birthday cake.

 Getting ready to blow out the candles.

 Everyone had to wear a crown, even Daddy!

 This stuff is messy!

 Present time!

 Larkin was so excited to open all of her presents.  She got lots of things for playing kitchen, some adorable clothes, and lots of princess stuff.  Thanks everyone!

We had several wardrobe changes throughout out the present opening process.

 Showing off all of her new stuff from Aunt Tara, Uncle Dan, and all of her cousins.

Look at all that bling.  Aunt Tara sure knows what little girls like!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Easter and the Botanical Gardens

Easter
This year Larkin has really gotten into all of the holidays.  She had a blast decorating Easter eggs and was so excited to wake up and see what the Easter Bunny had hidden around the house.  Brayden wasn't quite ready for dying eggs, but he sure had fun hunting for them!
Larkin getting ready for some Easter egg dying.

 Larkin and Daddy concentrating on getting those eggs just the right color.

Goodie basket time!

Why did Mommy make us wear these silly ears?

 Larkin searching for Easter eggs.

 Look, I found one!

Bradyen having fun with the empty eggs.

 Our happy little girl!

One of the goodies that the Easter Bunny brought was a kite. Here Larkin and Daddy are trying to fly it on a super windy day.  Might wait until she is a bit older to try that one again!

Success!

 Bray decided to sit down and watch all the excitement from the sidewalk.

A Visit to the Desert Botanical Gardens
Before the weather got too hot we decided to explore the botanical gardens.  Since we had never been before we weren't quite sure what to expect.  It was absolutely beautiful and full of color!  Larkin especially loved visiting the butterfly tent and Brayden enjoyed getting to roam around on all of the paths.  Amazingly, he didn't even try to grab any of the thousands of cacti around!


 Checking her butterfly guide.

 Our little caterpillar.


 Bray loved being able to wander around.






Trying to get them to pose together and smile is pretty much impossible!