And they're off ...

We headed to the zoo this morning to check out the butterfly gardens.

The girls loved exploring down all the paths and came across some friends.

Claire loved the ducks

Emily loved the frogs

Maybe he will turn into a prince

They also enjoyed seeing some of their favorite animals.

Who let this animal out of his cage?

The baby polar bear and walrus taking a dip

Checking out the monkeys with daddy

Chatting with the lorikeets

Chillin' with the meerkats

The coolest part was watching the elephant get a bath

Piggies ...

Claire's first set of pigtails. Aren't they cute?!

Emily stylin' with one piggie!

Goof Balls!

The girls are into being goofy these days! Here are some of their favorite things:

Dressing up - mostly in swim diapers or swimsuits over their clothes

Wearing buckets on their heads

Climbing up and dancing on the table

Claire put herself in time out - so pitiful!

Messy Messy

Hey lady - you gave it to me! (He! He!)

Uh oh - I think I might be getting a little messy!

MMMM ... That was good - wanna give me another?!

A Birthday Bash!

Our buddy Fallyn turned 2 over the weekend and we got to go to her birthday party. It was a fun filled day.

We showed off our best "butt drop" skills in the bouncy toy.

We got cool Dora cups that went everywhere with us.

And we got to eat cake.

What else could you ask for - Thanks for having us Fallyn!

Go Colts!

We toured the new Colt's stadium over the weekend. It is huge!

A chance to get down on the field

The cutest Colt's fan we saw on our tour - our pal Addie

Emily's First Haircut

We took Emily to get her first haircut today - She did great!

Who is this lady?

You're going to do what?

Hey, this isn't so bad?

How does it look mom?

All done - I am such a big girl!

A trip to the apple orchard

We ended our trip in Michigan with a visit to the apple orchard nearby.

The girls had fun running through the maze with Daddy and Grandpa

They "rode" on the big tractor

Claire liked picking the apples

Emily liked strolling through the orchard with Daddy

It was such a fun week and we can't wait to go back! We loved spending time with ALL our family - thanks for all the smiles :)

Family photos

Family Time

We all had fun hanging out together and there were lots of laughs to be had.

Some of the highlights ...

Dance party on the deck

Telling stories around the campfire

Papa Nick bought squirt guns for all the kids but I don't think he pictured this ...

Ready for the attack ...

CHARGE!

Poor Papa Nick hiding under the tube

The grandkids made it up to him though with some fun in a campout in the tent