Adriana's Trip to Bass Pro

Last week was Adriana's Spring Break. I tried to make the most of it, on a tight budget. On Friday, I took her to Bass Pro Shop. Now I know you must think that this is all we do (since we took Stephen and Kristal there a few weeks ago), but really we haven't been to the place in over a year, till a few weeks ago. When we took Stephen and Kristal, I just knew Adriana would love all the new things they have in it. We had taken her there when she was little, but I knew she wouldn't remember any of it. I figured she would love it, my kids could scream and their noises would blend in the the wilderness noises and it was FREE. I called Mom and Dad and they met us there. Adriana had a blast. I wasn't sure if she would like all the stuffed animals, but she ended up loving and hugging on them so much, I thought that might kick us out! At first she was a little intimidated by them, and asked if they were "real" or "pretend", and I told her they were pretend, so she was okay to take pictures with them. Her favorite part was the elevator. She loves pushing the buttons and she loved looking out through the glass and watching us go up and down. I would recommend taking your kids there if your ever bored, or if you come into town to visit. We aren't outdoorsy kinds of people, but its fun to look around.

Pa and Ana on a Gator.

This is the same pink 4 wheeler me and Ryan

sat on. Saw the weight limit this time. "Do

not exceed 150lbs". Oops!

Adriana practically hanging on the bear. She

kept kissing it and hugging it.

Us and the big bear.

(Note to self: Don't wear this shirt

anymore, it makes you look pregnant!)

Adriana doing the same pose as the

bear.

Adriana was a little scared of "the big bad wolf"

as she called it.

Paxton didn't get the note, that we were to

look at the camera for the picture!

Mimi And Pa with the grand babies.

Ana hamming it up.

I like this picture.

Fun Night Out

Yesterday was a gorgeous day. Spring finally seems to be here and along with spring comes a lot of cleaning, which is what I did all day yesterday, so we didn't get out and enjoy the weather. When Ryan got home, he had the idea to go out and go to the park. We grabbed a $5 pizza from Little Ceasers and headed to the park. Of course, by the time we got to the park, it was drizzling, wind picked up and was getting a little cooler out. Adriana was so excited to be at the park, that none of these conditions seemed to bother her. We ate our pizza and Ryan and Adriana were off to play. Me and Mr. Paxton went for a walk, which he LOVED.



Then it was getting too cool and rainy, that we loaded up and headed back to Ozark. By the time we got back to town, it wasn't raining anymore, so we decided to stop off at a new walking trail that we had never been to before. It starts down by my old work place, Heritage Chrysler Jeep. We got out and quickly discovered that the trail goes on and on and on. It is a VERY nice walking/biking trail. We are anxious to go back when we are prepared to walk that far. Here are some pictures from our walking trail adventure, which Adriana LOVED by the way.

The trail is located right on the Finley River, Adriana LOVED

throwing rocks in it.

Adriana refusing to pose for a picture. Ahh, got to love

the independence of a 3 year old.

Paxton missed out on all the picture, because he was

sleeping through this whole adventure.

STOP! Its a construction zone!

We were almost done with our walk, and Paxton finally woke

up, so we got some picture with him.

Mommy Manners

If you remember, I wrote about a new way we are trying to get Adriana to start using manners in asking for things instead of demanding them. If she doesn't say please when asking for something, I'll say, "I'm sorry, I can't hear you". Well, if you ever think these kids aren't paying attention, you are wrong, they don't miss anything. Yesterday, I was telling Adriana to get into her car seat, and she said "Sorry mommy, I don't hear you". I almost started busting up! She did it to me later in the day too, when I asked her to pick up her toys, however, I didn't use the magic word. I guess I need a lesson in manners too....

Paxton Rolls Over!

For the last few days Paxton has been on the verge of rolling over. He is so close, you just want to help him. I have had the camera at the ready in case he rolled over. Well, last night it happened! And....I missed it! Adriana was in bath tub and needed to go to the bathroom, so I had to go in there and help her get out. I was in there for maybe 30 seconds, and came out and he had rolled over! So we got the camcorder out to record him doing it, and....the battery is dead. And sure enough, he rolled over again. So we set him back on his back to roll again, so I could go get the other camera, and start recording and.....NO rolling over. Of course! This first video is of him on the verge of rolling over. The second video is of him rolling over, but of course these batteries die right as he is rolling over, so its super short! What are the odds that both cameras would have dead batteries! RATS! Oh, well, I got it, even though its a short clip.

Are You Ready For Some Grillin'?

AHHH! Spring is in the air...Finally! Starting to smell fresh cut grass, uncover the patio furniture, fly kites and best of all...GRILL!
I LOVE to grill! There is not a better taste than having some grilled meat! I have grilled almost every nice day we have had thus far. We have had chicken, steak and kabobs. YUM! Last night we had my parents over for a last minute BBQ. We made Honey Teryiaki kabobs, twice baked potatoes and salad. It turned out really good! Here's to a WONDERFUL grillin' season!

Girls Day Out

This week is Adriana's spring break. I was trying to think of things that I could do with her that is inexpensive, yet gets us out of the house. I thought it would be fun to have just a "girls day" and just spend time with me and her. My parents so graciously took care of Paxton all day so we could do our own thing.
We started out eating lunch at Chick-Fil-A.



Then it was off to Chuck E. Cheese to play some games. We had some tokens left over from the last time we went, so that saved us some money and Adriana had a blast! The child LOVES the barney ride the most. She would spend all the tokens on this ride, if I would let her. She was hugging it and kissing on it. It was kind of embarrassing, yet cute.

Next we were off to the movies. We stopped at the Dollar Tree to grab candy to sneak into the movies. We got to the store and she said, "Mommy, is this the movies". I thought that was cute. She was so excited to get to pick out her own candy. I'm kind of a stickler when it comes to sweets with her, so she thought it was so special to get candy. We went to the dollar theater to go see "The Princess and the Frog". Adriana isn't much for sitting through long movies, so I knew we wouldn't see the whole thing, but she stayed longer that I thought we would. We stayed for about an hour. She was getting real antsy and whispered to me, that she was ready to go home. So we left. We had a great day and I had fun just spending time with her. Hopefully we can have girls day again, soon.

The car ride back home was pretty quiet.

You tell me, do you think she had a good day?

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