Pandace in Kansas

Pete and Candace and Baby Hazel came to visit us this week! It was so good to see them and I took a brazillion pictures but here's the best ones:

We visited the K-State botanical gardens.

Hazel Nut is just about the cutest thing I've ever seen.

Lily loves her little friend. She's there every time we visit! It's weird...

We went to Sunset Zoo.

And got growled at by a cheetah! Look at that guy! He wants to eat my babies.

I think the emu wanted to eat them too.

Checking out the black swan.

Hazel was pretty interested in the birds.

And she loves when her mama makes funny noises at her.

We tried to take some cousin pictures but they mostly ended up like this:

We took a campus tour in the handy wagon from Grandma Jo.

And a hike on Konza.

Some of us took a run on Konza.

Resting on one of the tallest hills in Kansas.

Pete packed the baby.

Madelyn adores her auntie Candace.

Lily adores naps.

Rory adores pesting his girls.

Both the girls loved having Hazel around to pat.

We also (of course) went frisbee golfing. The mamas and babies decided to hang out at the park while Daddies and Madelyn golfed.

Madelyn came back half-way through. She got distracted by lady bugs.

There's the boys finishing up.

This picture just makes me laugh. A lot.

March and More

I finally got all the pictures on my phone to the computer. So here's a few of what we've been doing lately.

Girl hike along Wildcat Creek.

Madelyn figured out how to ride her bike without training wheels.

Hanging out with Hayden.

City Park.

Going to the Purple Park with friends.

Another girl hike!

Stagg Hill Park.

Madelyn's a monkey bar pro.

Tending the garden.

We got some plants for our front yard.

Easter!

It's finally egg hunting time!

After the egg hunt we played some soccer.

She'll get it one day.

Dad showing us all how it's done.

And that's it!

Girl Hike

It got seriously warm last week! So the girls and I revisited a hike we tried a few weeks ago. We didn't get to finish last time because Lily had a poopy diaper. But this time we had hiking success!

Excited to start.

Madelyn was our pack mule. She carried all the snacks and water.

There were some serious steps!

Taking a rest.

We made it to the top! It's a huge MANHATTAN sign.

After we got down the hill we decided to play at the park for a while. I could get used to this kind of weather in February.

Garden

We rented a community garden plot this year. Hopefully we'll be able to grow some stuff. It might be kind of embarrassing if we can't. From what I could tell our plot is surrounded by veteran gardeners. 

The bear is Cookie Bear. He's Madelyn's preschool's class pet. She got to take him home for the weekend and insisted on taking him everywhere. I think he enjoyed the garden thoroughly.

Checking out our spot. It's not been tilled yet.

Lily found some leftover gourds at a different plot and was very interested.