more pictures :)

Our cousin Beth saved the day when she brought her camera to the zoo! I was busy chasing after my two wild things, and thankfully Beth was actually able to take some pictures of the girls with their cousin Melody! We were so happy this trip to get to hang out with our Hawaii cousins on several occasions. It was sooooo cute to see Juneau interacting with Melody now that she is a bit older and really likes to play with friends! Since we have been home she has seen a couple of little things that remind her of Melody, and she always says..."Like Melody?!"

The first day i underestimated the time it would take me to get the girls out of the pool, dressed, and down to the zoo, so we actually missed getting there before the zoo closed. No worries, though. we had a great time just playing outside!

Her the girls were playing "ring around the rosy" around a big metal pole they found.

Nova looking forlorn

and back to her happy-self
tickle time!

sisters

i think this is the closest we came to everyone looking at the camera at the same time. Juneau is looking to the right, nova has her tongue out, and Melody is about to tickle us!

the girls loved this cement hippo....go figure!

and my VERY FAVORITE THING OF ALL TIME - holding hands! I love when the little girls want to hold hands. they are soooo cute! Juneau and Melody walked/ran all over the zoo like this

more holding hands :)

just because she's so adorable :) and don't you love that hair?!

Melody came up with the idea of putting on a play...The girls took turns playing the pretend instruments, being the singer, and being the dancer. they all got into it and put on a show anytime we came to a flat surface that could serve as a "stage"

ummm....yes.....more holding hands. Just because i can't get enough of the cuteness!

JBug and Nova are still wearing the little dresses of Alex and Lyndey's! Although the dresses are only 12 months i've been putting them over a pair of leggings to get some extra use out of them because they are so cute!

everyone wanted to play drums on the milk can :)

we are settling back in to a nice routine! we arrived in colorado to be subjected to a snowstorm! We woke up to several inches of snow, and in fact, all of Fort Carson was completely shut down due to the weather conditions! Well, except for "essential personnel". I'm not down with all the Army lingo, but apparently that means doctors still have to go to work. i voted that we should get "hazard pay" since we had to brave the roads. no such luck though. Anyway, we are supposed to get more snow tonight, and it makes us miss sweet, sweet Hawaii so much more!

The girls are doing great! They slept until 10 Oclock (as in T-E-N oclock!) yesterday. i think that is the first time cris has slept past 9 a.m. in 2 years. This morning they slept in until 9:30. I think i am liking the effect of Jet lag when coming home from Hawaii!

We are busy gearing up for a very eventful spring/summer. I want to spend our free weekends exploring Colorado since this may be our last summer here. I am just waiting for the snow to stop falling in order to give us a chance to get outside and enjoy it!