Zoo outing

We hit the zoo a few weeks back (I am trying to play catchup I swear!) with Aunt Cindy, and my niece and nephew.  It was a perfect day, a little warm but all in all a beautiful sunny afternoon.  With all the times we go to the zoo I honestly don't take very many photos, so here are a few (or a few more than a few)

 cute little beauties!

 mmmmmm is that my child behind the rope?  :)

 seriously cute hams

 can you hear me now?

 sweet little bunch of birdies (they were more like crazy monkeys but who's counting?)

Nothing better than to cool off with some yummy ice cream!

Thanks Aunt Cindy, Brisa and Mitchell for making the zoo that much more fun!

Father's Day cuteness

So maybe I'm a little behind on this here blog posting thing, but better late than never.  Before I toss these pages the kids made I had to log what they said.  They filled these out at church (in Spokane...yes they were gone for Father's Day)

Mackenzie's:
My dad's name is Justin
He's : 20 feet and 10 inches tall
He weighs 229 pounds
His hair color is black
His eyes are brown
His fav TV show is aligars (Swamp People)
He likes to go fishing
His fav food is spigetey
His fav drink is coka cola
For fun he likes to play catch
I love when my dad plays with me
My fav thing about my dad is that he is loving

Gavin's:
My dad's name is Justin
He's 6 feet and 6 inches tall
He weighs ? pounds
His hair color is brown
His eyes are brown
His fav TV show is football
He likes to go to fishing
His fav food is everything
His fav drink is root beer
For fun he likes to fish
I love it when my dad goes fishing with me
My fav thing about my dad is that he plays with me

Landon's:
My dad's name is Justin
He's 5 feet tall
He weighs 50 pounds
His hair color is black
His eyes are black
His fav TV show is football
He likes to go to get candy
His fav food is rice and cheese
His fav drink is pop
For fun he likes to go on field trips
I love it when my dad fixes my boat
My fav thing about my dad is he likes frogs!

Gavin also made a card that read:
I love it when my dad makes me laugh
My dad's favorite song is Praise to the man
My dad is 22 years old
My dad taught me to play baseball
My dad shows me he loves me by helping me and giving me lots of hugs


These kids are our world and I just adore how tender their sweet hearts are towards their father.  How blessed are we that we get them in our lives?!  What wisdom they show is such simple questions they were asked.  
I am so grateful for a husband that is righteous and close to the spirit.  Who recognizes the strength and power he has inside him.  Who leads a worthy life and allows the priesthood to be in our home at all times.  I couldn't have chosen a more worthy man to be the father of my children.  Thank you for being that awesome, playful, amazing father for our children! We love you to the moon and back!