D.C. Temple with the Brown Family!

On March 17, 2012 we went to the temple with our amazing friends, the Browns. They were sealed as a family for time and all eternity, and Steve and I were lucky enough to escort this wonderful couple. They have been such amazing friends to us, and I am so thankful for the day Ryan Brown asked Steve if he could answer some "questions" he had about our church. It was such an amazing experience to have them come to our home and receive missionary lessons. Steve baptized them both last year, and they have been wonderful members of the church ever since. We are so proud of them, and are so thankful for the things they have taught us throughout the last year. This was indeed a special day. 

                                                        Tiffany and I in front of the temple

                                                                            Steve and Ryan

                                                                        The love birds...

                                                             Me, Tiffany, and Mandi

                                                                  Ryan, Josh, and Steve

After the sealing, we went to Cafe Rio for lunch and headed home. It was definitely the best St. Patricks Day I've ever had!

Spring Break Day Two: Safari Park and Butterflies!

On day two we went to Safari Park in the Shenandoah Valley. Camri loved feeding the animals from the car, Capri- NOT so much. She was scared, so she sat in the middle seat and watched us feed them.

 Cam didn't like feeding the ostrich, but that was the only animal she didn't feed.

                                 Camri had NO fear. I was more nervous about the horned fellow than she was...

                                 This guy wasn't too happy when we ran out of food... Obviously.

                                                          Even Steve got in on the action...

                          Camri loved feeding the pigmy goats, and can you blame her?! They were adorable!

                                                                    The cutest Camel ever...

                                                       The happiest Kangaroo's ever...

 They also had a small zoo at the park, which included these awesome kangaroo's. They had an area you could walk around and see them in their environment.

                                        No trip to the zoo is complete without feeding the giraffes...

                                     Capri wouldn't go any closer than this... Pretty sure that big, black tongue is why.

       

 At Natural Bridge they had a really fun butterfly exhibit that Camri thought was so awesome. She loved catching and holding the butterflies.

We had such a fun vacation. It was sort of sad to think about it being the last real "Spring Break" we would have together, but, hopefully there will be many other family vacations to come!

Spring Break Trip! Day One!

Since this was "officially" our last spring break, we decided we should do a little something fun with the girls, instead of pack, like we really should. We took a trip to Natural Bridge,VA in the Shenandoah Valley.  

 We started our trip with a picnic lunch, then went on our hike to the Natural Bridge! We made the hike up to Lace Waterfall. The girls did really good, but did get tired. Most of the way either Steve or I had one of the girls on our backs. It was quite the workout!

Here is my Camri at Natural Bridge:

 Capri enjoyed the indian encampment, and eating dirt off the trail. 

 Camri liked playing by the water and finding flowers along the way to pick. Capri found many rocks to her liking and insisted on handing them to Mommy by the handful.

 My gorgeous Camri...

 Capri was mesmerized by the water! She kept stopping to look at it and say, "yook, mommy! Das' cool!"
We're working on our annunciation...

 Camri trying to catch the drops of water coming off the bridge... or rather, trying to bite them.

 Mischievous Capri, climbing the rock wall by the river I kept telling her not to... Little stinker.

 She really wanted to climb the rock walls, but couldn't quite manage it. "Mommy, climb!", she said. Funny.

 Camri told me to take a picture of her doing this...

 Trying to get a picture of the two girls when they are both smiling and looking: Impossible!

After we made the hike back, we stopped at the wax museum, which Camri was terrified of. That was fun (NOT). We made a stop at a delicious restraunt called, "Country Cooking", and went to the hotel. The girls had so much fun sleeping in the same bed, and luckily, they fell asleep without much fuss. Capri thought it was the coolest thing to share a bed with Camri. Camri disagreed. :) The next day we went to Safari Park! Now, that was an adventure! More pictures to come!