Lots Happening!...YAY!

Ok, I should begin this post by stating that I take WAY too many pictures! HAHA!  I dont put HALF the pics I take on here!  No wonder my computer hardrive and external is full!  LOL.  Anyways, lots of fun things have been happening down here in Tucson! 

The weekend started Thursday night when I attended my first Mom's Night Out with the Oro Valley Moms group!  We went to Guadalahara grill, a local Mexican food restuarant!  It was CRAZY busy and so fun!  They make your salsa tableside and marachis serenade you at your table.  Before we knew it, it was 11:00 and time to head home!  I am really having a great time getting to know all the mom's and their little ones! 

Friday my plan was to head to phx to catch up with my mommy friends there and see my Mom but last minute plans changed and she headed here!

Right when she arrived we went out to lunch and to the store...she let the kids each pick out something fun!

But before we left Mims put on some lipstick so of course Ainsley had to have some too!  LOL

Ainsley prefers to ride in the basket part of carts!

 

Friday and Saturday Christian was in a golf tournament down here so, we decided Friday night was girls night and rented some chick flicks...well...Christian got home early but didn't seem to mind Footloose too much!  haha!

Saturday morning the kids were up at the crack of dawn and Mims thought she should teach Evan how to clean the fish tank.  HAHA

We got dressed and headed out for the day!

And this was one of the things he picked out at the store...these car wall decals.  Technically our lease says no wall stickers but these said REMOVEABLE and repositionable so I figured they were OK.

He LOVES them!  Makes us all go in there and look at them constantly!  haha

Daddy got home late Saturday and we spent the rest of the weekend just kind of hanging out!

Yesterday morning, we headed to the ZOO with OV moms and my friend Jasmine!  It was so worth it to get there right when they opened because all the animals were so active! 

Look how close this tiger got!

And Tucson has had elephants for a while but just got 4 NEW ones and a brand new African exhibit, it was SOOOOO neat! 

Fun African instruments to play!

Ainsley was not herself yesterday!  Didn't really want to play!  Just sit in the stroller!  I think she was maybe overstimulated?!

Evan and Braelyn!

And I did NOT know this so I was completely UNPREPARED but the Zoo had a splash pad!  Well I couldnt tell him no!  But I didn't let Ainsley!  haha.  She wasn't wearing approiate shoes.

SOAKED.  Yay for a warm day!

And her off day continued when she REFUSED To nap!  But wanted to walk around with her blankey around her neck!

And this morning, Evan had his first Tennis lesson!  HE LOVED IT!  Can't wait for next week!  It was so cute and I was impressed on how much he could do so quick!  He was the youngest by almost a year but tried so hard and really liked watching the older ones!  We dedicate our first tennis lesson to Greg for getting him his first racquet!!!!

Started with some circle time and warm-up excercises!

SOOOO wishing she could join!

Running the serving lines and doing relays!

 Practicing ups and downs (I learned soooo many new things) I was the ONLY mom there who DOESN'T play tennis!  Told my friend Emily after the baby she is teaching me!!!!

Practicing hitting!  He missed the first but hit every other!  WOOHOO!

Running to the net and hitting!  Next time I need to video his class!

And we put little sister on ball duty!

 She was thrilled!  And just loves Elizabeth! 

I was so impressed by all the fun activities they did today!!!!  Emily is awesome!  He learned so much and is excited to go to the courts by our house and show Daddy all his new skills!