On the first day of official Easter/Spring Break the kids and I went to the zoo! Jacob is wearing black, Haley, cousin Izzy, and Tyler in blue. We took in some sun and sights on Monday morning. If you look closely in the background there is a black bear taking a bath.
One of our favorite animals to see is the tigers. The momma had her baby cubs months ago and now they are playful children.
If you blow up this picture the momma tiger does not even look real! I loved this picture with the background and her eyes staring right through you.
All the kids were right up against the glass and this is Tyler giving some high-fives to the cubs.
We visited the lady lion. I believe she thought that Haley would be a good appetizer.
While Tyler could be her main meal.
Haley then gave lots of hugs and kisses to the lady lion.
Uh oh. Now we are in trouble. Big daddy lion came over to check out where his lady had been and what she had been doing! So she put on her growly face and tried to scare Tyler.
After a picnic lunch we headed for a train ride. Haley and Tyler rode on one side.
Jacob, Izzy, and I rode on the other.
Isabella had a really good time hangin' out with the Benes crew!
Having 2 out of 4 kids looking at the camera is good enough odds for me! It was a really fun and beautiful day. What a great way to kick-off our break!
The three amigos.
Action shot.
The pig-tailed one was VERY excited to be hangin' with the boys.
Can you feel the joy?
I can SEE her joy!
It was still snowing flurries when we woke up this morning.
Time to break out the winter coats!
One of our favorite animals to see is the tigers. The momma had her baby cubs months ago and now they are playful children. 
If you blow up this picture the momma tiger does not even look real! I loved this picture with the background and her eyes staring right through you.
All the kids were right up against the glass and this is Tyler giving some high-fives to the cubs.
We visited the lady lion. I believe she thought that Haley would be a good appetizer.
While Tyler could be her main meal.
Haley then gave lots of hugs and kisses to the lady lion.
Uh oh. Now we are in trouble. Big daddy lion came over to check out where his lady had been and what she had been doing! So she put on her growly face and tried to scare Tyler.
After a picnic lunch we headed for a train ride. Haley and Tyler rode on one side.
Jacob, Izzy, and I rode on the other.
Isabella had a really good time hangin' out with the Benes crew!
Having 2 out of 4 kids looking at the camera is good enough odds for me! It was a really fun and beautiful day. What a great way to kick-off our break!
Isabella and Haley posing as only they can for the camera. The age difference is about 15 months and when I am out with just the two girls people just assume they are sisters. Then they give me the "poor you sad eyes" and tell me how much they look alike and like me. By this time, I just don't have the heart to tell them that Izzy is my niece and they are cousins. :)
Back to Easter...Izzy just couldn't get over that there was candy in all the eggs! This is her "oh, my!" face.
Seriously, when did my babies grow into these young boys? Tyler is in yellow and Jacob in blue.
We hunted eggs 3x on Sunday. Once at our house, outside at Elizabeth's and inside at Elizabeth's house.
Everyone loaded up on hidden baskets and eggs filled with lottery tickets!
Jacob's basket took a tumble down the hill....reminds me of the "Jack-n-Jill" poem as his eggs came rolling down the hill.
Here are the boys racing around the house to find the eggs!
These two look a little mischievous! Tyler is attaching his new walkie talkie to his pants as they were secret spies for the day.
They really got into hunting for eggs!!
