Preschool Graduation

JF graduated from Preschool today! (although her last day of school isn't until next Friday!) She was so stinkin' cute and did a great job!! I can't believe she will be in Kindergarten next year...time flies! With her teacher, Mrs. Arcy! We love her! :)

ZOO

My cousin and his girlfriend were in town visiting, so we took the kiddos to the zoo on Saturday. I don't think the kids ever get tired of going to the zoo!!

Locks of Love

JF wanted to get her hair cut so we went in today to have it done! It was long enough to donate to Locks of Love, so her hair was braided and cut off to send away! :) JF has amazingly thick hair (even the stylist was amazed at the effort it took to cut her braid off) and it will be so much easier to manage during the summer months of swimming with it short. She looks much older with short hair but looks cute as can be! :)

Little Ninja

Well, our one surviving baby hamster is now out exploring her world. I caught her today actually eating real food rather than nursing on her mom! She is pretty darn cute! We have named her "Little Ninja" in honor of daddy, who told us one of the babies needed to be named Ninja! Since she is the only one left, I guess that was an easy naming process! :) Her eyes are just beginning to open and she is changing quickly. It has been fun to watch her grow and develop! We will be able to hold her in a week!

Superman!!

The girls never really got attached to a piece of clothing that they just had to wear all the time... GA on the other hand seems to be a bit different. I was going through clothes in his closet the other day and his Superman costume from Halloween was rediscovered!! He has been wearing it non-stop since then! Even went to the grocery store in it today!! He is so proud to "be" Superman! :)

Down to one...

Well, our hamster babies have slowly passed away and we are only left with one. :( The other 5 never really grew at all and this little one seems to have stolen all the nourishment!! I think it (don't know the sex yet) has a great chance of surviving! If it is a girl, we will keep her. If it's a boy...we'll see. He will require his own cage for sure. I don't want to deal with more babies!!! Wish this little one luck!

SURPRISE!!!

Well, I guess MG's hamster (that we bought for her only a week ago) had a little surprise in store for us!! This morning we woke up to 6 babies in the cage!!!! I thought the night prior that she looked awfully big in her abdomen and after doing some reasearch online, I learned that once a hamster "shows", it is time to give birth! And that she did!!! I was worried that she would not adapt well to the babies and would freak out because we hadn't properly prepared her for the birth, but she seems to be doing well. She is quite protective of them. If she leaves them for a period of time, she will completely cover them in bedding and then go back to them when she is done. They are super tiny...maybe an inch long...and not too cute! But I am sure they will soon be super cute and we will grow fond of them!! The babies and mom cannot be seperated for about 6 weeks so we have a fun journey ahead watching the little ones develop!!Tiger quickly returning to her babies after seeing me!!

To remember us by...

When "Steve" left, the kids all gave him something to remember them by to take with him on his travels. GA sent him away with Lightning McQueen, JF sent him away with her tan doggy, and MG sent him away with her dalmation. I know he will keep them close by while he is away!

Family Time

We took the kids to Tucson last night for a fun time with the family! We went to Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse and Trail Dust Town (http://www.traildusttown.com) and then headed over to Golf and Stuff for a round of putt-putt. The kids loved riding the train and carousel and really enjoyed the stunt show at Trail Dust Town. Dinner was yummy and the candy store was stocked with yummies! :) Golf and Stuff was an interesting experience, our kids are not born golfers, LOL...but they had fun!! The kids loved all the water and scenery throughout the course! When we left to head home we asked, "Who had fun??", and I think for the first time ever all 3 kids said "I did!!". There is usually always something to complain about...LOL!! Great night of fun memories to send Daddy away with while he is gone!

Our Actress

MG's class at school has been working on plays for some time now, and they finally got to present them to the parents! What a fun bunch of kids. MG did great (she was a donkey!)! No question where she gets her expressions and dramatic effect from with Futrell blood running through her veins! :)

Our newest family member...

Meet, Tiger. MG's new hamster. She has been wanting one for a really long time, so we finally gave in! She is a cute little thing and excessively noisy at night, but fun to watch. She of course has a ball to run around the house in and I am loving finding little hamster poop everywhere! Oh joy!! She runs in her hamster wheel like crazy, too! Quite the active little one. :)

Feeding time...

GA decided it would be a good idea to feed to fish all by himself! :)

Playing catch up...

I know, I know!! I am WAY behind on this thing. Here you go! :)

Happy Easter!

The kids woke up Easter morning to a scavenger hunt with clues to help them find their baskets. They thought it was sooo fun! All ready for church...After church, we spent that afternoon with family and friends eating WAY too much food!! The kids had a great time playing with friends and finding eggs! :)