Ella Jo Customs Blog Revamp

Just a little glimpse into the freshened up blog...

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The Museum

Last Friday night, we joined in with a gazillion other people for First Fridays at the Phoenix Children's Museum (free to the public the first Friday of every month)....needless to say, it was a tad bit crowded and we were glad to have reinforcements (my mom and Wayne) as Travis and I would have been way to frustrated in this crowd. Ella and Jonah still had a blast and I do hope to take them back another day when it is not so busy.

Waiting to go in...

Always happy when he can bang on something

She loved cooking in the kitchen

My little sweeper

Here you go Daddy!

And the best part....the grocery store. Although I spent most of my time in "teacher mode" trying to get other kids to quit throwing food and running around like crazies, Ella couldn't get enough of both the shopping and being the cashier.

When can I get them to do my shopping, for real???

More banging...

Time to relax after a very hyperactive night.

Again, I do suggest going on a normal day but I am also so cheap that I wanted to try it out for free to see if it was really worth it....well it defintely is, and in a looonnnggg while we will return.

Good Morning!

I would have to say the very best part about my stay-at-home mom gig is the fact that I wake up every morning, not to the sound of the alarm, but to these smiling faces. Luckily, my kiddos sleep late (8am) and it is always a pleasure to see them.

Good morning Beautiful!

My cuddle bug :)

Bed-head

What to do with this hair...I want to cut it, Travis doesn't...this is how he woke up the other morning. Too funny!

Yum-o!

Ok I have to brag because I don't think I am a very good cook at all but a couple of nights ago I made the BEST tomato/basil pesto pizza ever!!! It tasted as good as it looked too. I was quite proud of myself and can't wait to make it again.

The Zoo!!

Over Spring Break we spent the day at the Phoenix Zoo with our friends, Jenn, Lauren, Bradley, Amber, Zeke, Gloria and Xavier. It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day and the best time to be at the zoo. All of the animals were out enjoying the great weather too.

First pic the on Turtle Bridge entering the zoo.

These kids spent most of their time playing with the fake animals rather than looking at the real ones...but hey they loved every minute.

Lauren, Ella and Zeke

Smily Boy Bradley!

Justin Bieber...I mean, Jonah :)

Ella was brave and rode the carosel...thanks Auntie Jenn for "forcing" her to sit on an animal, rather than the bench.

And she loved it!

And now the weather is already getting too hot for zoo time fun. Hopefully we can squeeze in a few more days before the horrible heat of summer. And thanks to the Zaur's for having the best zoo membership ever and getting us all in for free :)

Happy Birthday Uncle Adam...

My brother, Adam, turned the big 2-9 on March 12th and we (the four of us and my mom and wayne) celebrated by meeting him and Katelyn at Out of Africa in Camp Verde (about 45 min south of Flag and 1.5 hours north of us). We had never been before and were very excited to experience all that wildlife. Of course this was the perfect birthday celebration for my brother who LOVES all wildlife.

First though, we had to get him a present and Ella decided she wanted to build him a bear...so off we went to the mall. She chose the best one for her Uncle Adam ---the Camo Bear, since he loves everything camo.

She was very proud of her present for him and named him Max.

Then the next day, we were off to Out of Africa....where you can get up close and personal with many creepy creatures.

We all touched the snakes expect for Ella...chicken!

He loves this stuff.

All ready and excited for the safari trip.

This was the coolest part of the day...the giraffes!! It is coming right towards us and we have carrots waiting.

Holy Crap!!!

We couldn't feed the zebras because they are a little too aggressive but they sure were cute.

Jonah had fun too.

Daddy got to feed the camels on the other side.

Beautiful!

waiting for Tiger Splash! He was getting quite tired by this point (actually they both were)

It's MUFASA!!!

Always great to see my brother and Katelyn...even for just a couple of hours.

Happy Birthday little bro!