Zoo field trip

Alina's class took a field trip to the zoo this past week. I got to go with them and had a great time. It is fun to see how Alina interacts with the kids in her class and who her friend are. You will notice that all her friends are boys. The boy who she is holding hands with is Hayden and we hear about him on a daily basis. My favorite picture is the one with the kids at the lions. If you look close you can see the lion trying to attack them.

New fridge

Who would have thought that a new fridge would be a great anniversary gift? But, we were both so excited, amazing what 8 years of marriage will do to you. (I wonder what we will get excited about 8 years from now, kind of a scary thought.) Now the girls can get their own ice and water, no more cracking ice trays or cleaning up the ice that spilled out of the tray all over the floor.

First Day of School

Both girls started school this week. As you can see it was a very cold day so they were bundled up in sweaters and jeans. The both love their new teachers and are so excited to go each day. As you can see Alina's backpack is almost as big as she is. She is one of the smallest in her class and looks so cute standing in line each day waiting to go into class.

The Wig

Every time my Grandma comes out someone has to put on her wig. This trip it was Mckayla, I think Alina was a little freaked out at seeing my grandma take her hair off.

Alina is always so excited to see Chuck and always goes to see him before finally making it over to her Grandma to say Hi. As you will notice, Alina is sitting next to chuck or on his lap in most pictures.

Exhausted

Alina was so exhausted by the time we got back on the train that she slept the whole way back down.

At the Top

It was about a two hour train ride up to the top of Pikes Peak. We were able to walk through the summit house before getting back on the train to head back down. The views were amazing, but it was so cold and stormy that we didn't stay outside very long to enjoy them.