{Idaho Zoo & Capital Trips and Visit w Family: March 2014}

After we left Oregon, we traveled back down to Idaho, and on the way to our Home; we stopped and visited with Mark's sister Kristy, husband Troy and their 4 Kids.  The first day we were there, we went with them to the Boise Zoo.

 The Kids loved walking around the Zoo with their Cousins and seeing all of the fascinating and amazing animals!  Mark's sister Kristy, and her adorable {niece} Baby A.

There were so many cool and interesting animals to learn about!  It was awesome.  Bald Eagles are so fascinating.  {Our Nation's Bird.}

 This was most of our Children's First Official Trip, to the Zoo {Little Man E went when he was about 2, and Little Miss R was 6 months old}.  So they were all, Super Excited to go! :)

Baby H was ecstatic to see all of the animals, especially since they were behind glass {she kinda freaks out, when they are up close to her}.

There were some neat birds to see; including geese roaming around the Zoo!

 The Animals were so fascinating, to the Kids, and Us!  We ate lunch together there.

There were some Awesome toys and cars, for the Kids to play on.  It was a little drizzly, which was actually a plus, because it wasn't very crowded.

 We had to go see the Penguins twice; because the first time they weren't out of their nests.

We saw Lions, Tigers and Bears {Oh My}.  Also, Leopards, Giraffes, and Penguins.

 Little Man C, enjoyed seeing the Elephant Statues, Little Miss K playing with Cousin: T.  Mark and his Little Sister Kristy and their Babies.

 We all really liked seeing the Zebras, and the Kids liked playing on the Toy Statues.

There were a lot of fun things, for the Kids to see.

 The Kids Loved the Petting and Feeding Zoo!

It was fun for the Kids to Feed and Pet, the Goats and Sheep.

 Cousin A sat next to our Sleeping Baby H, and the Boys enjoyed looking at the emerged Penguins.

We stayed with Kristy and Troy for a night and we enjoyed spending time with them.  The Kids especially loved playing with their Cousins.  We had fun visiting and playing games.

Mark, Little Man E, and Little Miss R, enjoyed holding our Cousin/Niece cute little Baby A.

After we left their home, we went to the Idaho State Capital building for our first visit.

We enjoyed learning about Idaho History and seeing the Beautiful State Capital Buildings.

 There was a replica of the Liberty Bell, and a Statue of George Washington.  It was fascinating to learn about a lot of the History of the State of Idaho {especially since we live here now}!

{Spring Break in Oregon: March 2014}

We spent part of our Spring Break in Oregon, visiting Family and Friends.  We also worked on our House {that is on the market}, pulling weeds and sprucing it up for the selling season.

We were all so excited to get to spend some time with our Best Friends, the Smith Family.  Here is Little Miss R, and Baby H with R's Bff: L.

  Here is Little Man E, with his Bff: M and Little Man C with his Bff: T.

 Little Miss K and her Bff: N, are two peas in a pod {with our Baby H}.

 We had such a Blast, with the Smiths.  Bff Nette and I {Liz}.  Little Man C, Smiling it up.

 We also had a Blast with our Family: Little Man E, had a great time with his Cousin J; and Little Miss R, loved spending time with Cousin G {Glen and Summer's family}.

Little Miss K, really had fun with Cousin G; and Little Man C, spent time with little Cousin O.

We had a fabulous time with Summer, {who took me and to lunch} and Glen, {who took Mark out to lunch}, on different days.

Then I had an amazing time, going shopping with Summer, and niece C.  Then Summer and I gave C a make-over, for her birthday.

Beautiful Niece C, looked Gorgeous after her Make-over so we did a mini Photo Shoot.

The Kids had a Blast playing with their Cousins; while Mark and I played Settlers of Katan, with Glen and Summer.  I was so surprised, because I actually won the game! {my first time winning it} :)