From June: Gentle Zoo

We took a summer field trip to the Gentle Zoo. They had animals you could pet and feed, pony rides, a bounce house, and a playground. Perfect for us! It was a lovely way to spend a June morning. 

May Instagrams

Dave prepping the Mother's day gifts at church. Does he mask his hatred of crafts well? 

These children slept on the plane. 

This child did not. At all. Not one wink. 

Splash Mountain! 

After the splash. 

Now he sleeps!

We, apparently, put baby in a corner. 

Playing "Philharmagic" with her stuffed animals. 

Celebrating the last day of school with ice cream. 

Found at the Home Depot. On Memorial Day, no less. 

Outside fun for the whole group.

From May: Let the destruction begin!

At 10 months old, Andrew discovers how to make a mess.

From May: Last Day of Preschool!

Preschool gets out nice and early--before Memorial Day! Emma got out on May 23rd. Her last day was filled with outdoor games. We took a picture with her teachers (forgot to do it on Graduation day) and went out for ice cream to celebrate!

Miss Elsa, Emma, Miss Lori

From May: Emma's Preschool Graduation

Last May 18, Emma graduated from the Ark Preschool. She loved going and we all loved her teachers. But she was ready to go to kindergarten, so "graduation" was a happy day. 

Emma's class walking in

Reliving the Magic

One of Madeline and Emma's favorite attractions at Disney World was Philharmagic, a 3D movie that interweaves Mickey as a Fantasia-style conductor, Donald being Donald, and a handful of songs from Disney movies. We probably saw it 4 or 5 times. The day after we got home, Madeline lined up all of her stuffed animals as the audience and played Philharmagic on the stairs.

Disney, Day 5: Magic Kingdom

We spent our last day at Disney at our favorite place: the Magic Kingdom. Of course we had to get pictures of the last few characters we had missed, starting with Rapunzel:

Daisy:

and Pluto:

 Through it all Andrew waited patiently:

 We hit up all our favorite rides again. We especially enjoyed some of the new entertainment while waiting in line:

At last, it was time to go catch the bus to the airport. We finished with a trip around the park on the train: