It's All Brand New

Hello! It's the last week of February, what have we done with ourselves? One look at my scribbled-all-over planner should tell you, we've been busy. Grad school, the main drain on my free time, has me reading through stacks of award winning kids books, which I'm enjoying immensely. Guess that's a good thing, right? Miles has enjoyed listening to a few of them, and he's been picking up some stories to read on his own.  The family favorite author is Mo Willems for his Elephant and Piggie series, as well as the Pigeon and Knuffle Bunny books. Today we went to the Clayton Center for the Arts to see a performance of Knuffle Bunny, which was hysterical and, in the words of my kids (and Trixie) "Aggle flaggle klabble!!"

With the gorgeous weather we've been having (thanks, Phil!) each kid got a day at the zoo with mom last week. Audrey loved the pigs, elephants & zebras, although we ran fast when a GaboonViper nabbed its breakfast right in front of us.  It was giving us the evil stink eye warning us not to grab at the rodent. I was going to find a video clip so you could see the sinister creature for yourself, but even the videos were a bit terrifying. {{chills.. heebie jeebies... shakes}}

Miles got to see a rhino "fight" (really some rhino dating rituals, but it looked fierce). We strolled by the Gaboon Viper but he was still full and sleepy from his kill in front of Audrey the day before. Here is Miles as a Guardians of Ga'hoole owl.

And we had a fun visit fro YaYa and B. Even Chelsea wanted to pose for the picture!