Santa Ana Zoo

Last week we had such fun filled week! Disneyland one day and the Zoo another! The kids have never been to the Santa Ana Zoo and I haven't been since Brianna was little. Everyone keeps saying how fun it is. So when our friends asked us if we wanted to go I jumped on it! 

James at the Zoo

 Jake at the Zoo

 Sitting on the frog!

 They don't have many animals there. But here are some large ducks! 

 Feeding the goats

 Pretty Owl

 James, Jake, and Wyatt

 They have a cute little train that goes around the park. The boys loved it!

 A Rhea

 Animal merry-go-round. James picked the Eagle

 Jake picked the "Tiger".  He thought it was a tiger! :) 

 Pretty cool camel

We had a really fun day! We will definitely go back! 

Third Child Syndrome

Well Jake is definitely a product of the "Third Child Syndrome". Poor child. Just right after his third Birthday I FINALLY got his name up on the wall! Brianna, had hers up on the wall since we moved in our house, hers had been up for six years until she redid her room last summer and decided to take them down. James had his name up on the wall since right after he was born. And Jake, poor Jake, got his up right after his 3rd Birthday! Craig has been bugging me to order the letters and get his name up on the wall, especially since James and Jake SHARE a room. Poor Jakey didn't have his name up on the wall for so long! I keep saying time is going too fast! I don't know how THREE years escaped me! 

But now, he has his name on the wall! YAY! 

Jakey is 3!!!

Our little Valentine's Baby turned THREE! Wow, has it really been THREE years! My youngest child is already THREE! How did that happen. He doesn't even seem THREE. He is such the baby of the family. Not only in our family, but he is the baby on my side and on Craig's side of the family and he does seem like such a baby to me still. Maybe it's because I don't want him to grow up! 

The Birthday Boy helping me in the kitchen...

 We made CARS pancakes, aren't they cute?!? They were so hard to make, it was my first time! 

 We also made heart pancakes, much easier! 

 We sang Happy Birthday to Jake in the morning, since we were headed to Disneyland for the afternoon and night! 

 Make a Wish

Everyone gets gifts on Jake's Birthday! 

 Waiting for Daddy to bring down his present

 His reaction when he saw his new balance bike! 

 He LOVED it! 

 And someone else loved it too! 

 Daddy had a very busy day so the boys and I headed to Disneyland to celebrate the day! Daddy would come later to meet us. 

Yummy Churros!

 We met our friends Anna and Wyatt there. 

 We rode the merry go round...

 And drove the cars...

 We tried new rides...or rides we haven't been on since we were small...Small World!

James plugging his ears, he wasn't so sure of all the singing dolls. 

 Oh I guess it wasn't as scary as it seemed! 

 Playing in Toon Town...

 Buzz Lightyear Ride...

 Another new one for James...

 Posing with McQueen and Mater

With Daddy on the ferris wheel!

Jake and Daddy waiting in line for another new ride... Toy Story! 

We had such a fun day!! 

 Wednesday we were still celebrating Jake's Birthday since he didn't get a cake on Tuesday because we were gone all day. We had one Wednesday night. 

Jake taking a lick before we were ready!

 Blowing the candles!

 Brothers

 And a present from James and Brianna.

 Another hit! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY BOY!

Grandparents Day

 Last week James had Grandpals Day at school. I love that they have this day. James gets so excited for his Grandparents to come see his school. They met all the Grandparents in the church where they sang songs to them. James is on the top row 2nd from the left. 

After James took them back to his classroom where he toured them around the class, the other classes, and the playground. My Mom said that he really was like a little tour guide! 

Once again I forgot to tell the Grandparents to bring a camera, so they were using their phones. So we didn't get very many good pictures, but here is James with Nonni. 

They all had a fun day!