Aunt Kellie

We had so much fun visiting with my sister this week! She flew in late Monday night and we partied hard for 3 whole days. On Tuesday we found ourselves at the outlet mall down town where we happened on some GREAT deals! At the Children's Place I bought 5 pair of tights, 4 pair of sunglasses & a shirt for the grand total of $11.49! Then we made our traditional trip to In-N-Out before heading home for naps. After piano lessons we got out our new water hopscotch. It was a really windy afternoon so it didn't last too long before we decided to go on a bike ride instead.

(I think it's blurry b/c it was a video- which I can't get to upload right now.)

Wednesday morning was our play group at the pool. The water was so cold (darn wind) that the kids were more interested in playing on the side & most of us mom just dangled our feet in- but it was nice to cool down.
After dinner we decided that we rolled out some sugar cookie dough & made circles, like the Olympic rings. (Thanks for the fun idea, Laura!) We made a small batch so it was the perfect amount for their attention span, and mine. Madisen helped roll, cut, transfer & frost ALL of the cookies! As you can see, Caitlyn really tried but she was just a mess! And she sure enjoyed eating the dough & frosting.Thursday we decided to visit somewhere that we've never been- The Dolphin Habitat at the Mirage. The girls LOVED watching the dolphins from above & below. Madisen was interested in the white spot on the head of this dolphin. And boy was she extra excited when we learned that it's wearing zinc, just like she wears- only she prefers pink.

We felt lucky that we were able to see 2 different training sessions. It turns out that animals in motion are even harder to photograph than children.
After watching the dolphins for a while we ventured into see the lions & tigers. They are incredibly large & beautiful animals. But they weren't as exciting to watch since they are nocturnal animals.
We did get to see some playful 6 week old tiger cubs.Kellie surprised the girls with their own baby tigers- but they were more interested in people watching than looking at me.