Training

Since the Olympics are coming up I thought it might be a good idea to begin training my future Olympian. Just Kidding!!! I have been trying to start working out a little (very little) bit at the house. Braeden thinks it is a lot of fun so the other day we decided to show Travis our exercise routine.
First we do a million and two sit-ups.

Next is balance training on the Bosu ball.

Then about a thousand push-ups on the Bosu for core strengthening.

When he finishes all of that then he can take a rest.

Zoo Days

Two weeks ago our little family took a trip to the Cincinnati Zoo. Can I just tell you that the zoo is probably my most favorite place to spend the day? I mean seriously it is AWESOME! Well the day we went it wasn't exactly awesome because it rained the entire time we were there. Travis had checked on the weather before we went and it was supposed to be cloudy in the morning and rain in the evening. Once again the weather man got it backwards because it rained until right before we left. We didn't bring any sort of rain gear with us and since we are totally anal about keeping the camera safe Travis decided to splurge and purchase this sweet umbrella. As you can see from the picture below, it was made to protect one small child from the elements. However, in our case it was to protect one man carrying a camera around his neck while his wonderful girlfriend walked in the rain.
I think that the polar bears are by far my most favorite animal to check out when we visit the zoo. They are sooo cute and seem to be one of the more entertaining animals. This time when we got over to check them out we were able to watch one of the bears diving to the bottom of the tank. Braeden thought it was one of the coolest things ever.

This summer the zoo also opened a new exhibit called Giraffe Ridge, which is where you can go to try and feed the 4 young giraffes. This is one of the coolest things they have going on at the zoo right now. Basically you just walk up and grab a stick with leaves on it, hold it over the edge and hope that the giraffe thinks your leaves are the best. We were pretty lucky with our stick picking because this little giraffe was all over it!

4th of July

Last Thursday the daycare had a festival for the kids to celebrate the 4th of July. I was luck enough to get to go out there and enjoy the festivities with Braeden and his friends. Lets just start with the fact that it has rained almost everyday last week and Thursday was no different. When I got to the daycare it was sprinkling so they had decided to do the picnic and all the activities inside. GREAT! Once all the classes had finished their lunch and the kids had some time to show their parents all the toys in their classrooms the flood gates opened. Basically what happened was that they opened all the classroom doors and the kids went running EVERYWHERE! Here are some of the pictures from our EXCITING day.

The Pre-K kids...Tristan, Braeden, Aiden, some girl and Dylon.

The first activity we hit was the ice cream room.

I wonder who thought little kids with big stick would be a good idea.

Braeden loved bobbing for apples.

Mrs. Shianna was the limbo master.

Time for face painting.

Braeden and his ant.

Here you can see all of the excitement of the duck pond.

Making a sun catcher was a lot of fun but not as fun as...

SAND ART!

It's a lion!

After all that excitement they had us go outside (in the rain) for a water balloon toss. What were they thinking?

Braeden and Aiden waiting to throw their balloons.

Look at how wet Braeden was at the end of it all and he didn't even get hit with a water balloon.

Braeden stayed at daycare for the rest of the day to play with his friends. I headed home for a nap with a splitting headache but all in all it was a good time.