Day at the Zoo

This was actually a pretty funny day. We decided to make the girls a lunch and bring it to the zoo with us. When we got there of course they wanted their sandwich because it was pretty close to lunch time. What I didn't know is that chickens LOVE peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, or at least these ones did. The first chicken to get brave enough came up to Bella and snatched the plastic bag right out of Bella's hand. So Mikey is laughing as he is watching me try to get this bag out of the chicken's mouth. The girls were laughing until the second chicken went up to Ari, who was in her stroller, and was trying to grab the sandwich out of her hand. I had just got the plastic bag out of the other chickens mouth when I noticed this, well I guess I forgot about my camera I was holding and decided to drop everything to be able to run over to Ari. Mikey was able to grab Ari, Bella was still laughing while trying to get my camera that I had dropped and had to fight a third chicken who thought it was food. Anyway, when we finally got away from the Crazy chickens, we had a pretty good chuckle about it. The rest of our visit was really fun, it is a small zoo, but the girls got to see monkey's, tigers, wolves, cougars, bears (care bears as Bella calls them). They also have local wildlife like foxes, wolves, cougars, bobcats, birds, cats, horse, deer (don't laugh). But needless to say Ari now says chickens are "scary."

Merry Christmas

Aw, aren't we cute!








I got to do my niece's hair. We were getting ready all they way up to when people were showing up.

She is such a ham!

Where did Daddy go?

You know if it didn't look so cute I would kind of feel bad for Chewy.

Doesn't Ari look like Cindy Lou Whoo? LOL

Family Day

A day with the family. The girls love Grandma Joy and Papa Loeffler!

The girls new ride!!








There is a court in Sacramento that all the houses put up themed Christmas lights. We had so much fun, Ari kept saying "Yites mama Yites!"

Our New Patio

Only took 3 months, but the master piece is finished!!!

2008 So.Cal Fires

These pictures are from my So. Cal trip in Nov. These were taken in Santa Barbara on the Tea Fire. We were one of the first Engine Strike Teams onscene and the winds were blowing 50 mph. All we could do was try to save as many homes as possible. We were on this fire for 3 days and then were sent to the Sayre Fire in LA where I ran into my Cuz Brandon on the Cleveland Strike Team. We were down there for 13 days and went to 3 fires, but still made it home for Thanksgiving!

Christmas tree hunting!

They are so cute when they are sleeping

My cuddle bugs love to sleep
with Mommy when Daddy
is away on a fire.