March was COLD continued

Okay, so there were a few decent days.  Like when we visited Lake Fairfax.  

And fed the ducks/geese.  Only a little.

Around 34 weeks along here.  

She really needs a bath more often.  But what a great dog.  

2 days later we awoke to this scene.  Welcome to Spring Break 2013!

And got started on our shrinky-dinks immediately.  

The kids' morning snack.  Beck likes the regular Cheerios, Ramsey prefers the Strawberry Yogurt O's.  I prefer the fruit.

We visit the pet store from time to time to get Bella's food, and these kids act like they own the place.  They were giving this very patient lady NO SPACE while she was cleaning the reptiles cages.

Change of scenery--playing in a friend's basement.

Beck loved being a pirate.  He asked to see these pictures on my phone several times after they were taken.

Yes, I ventured to the zoo on a chilly day during Spring Break.  This was no small feat.  I parked in the lot at the end of the zoo, and pushed BOTH kids in the stroller, on a pretty steep incline.  They never want to ride in the stroller, but it was pretty chilly, so maybe that's why?  They got over the stroller once it warmed up and ran around a lot the second half of the visit (also when it was downhill, interestingly).

It was a great day at the zoo, totally worth it.  A lot of the animals were out--several lionesses pictured here.  One started to roar, and it was incredible.

Beautiful mane on this lion.

The panda came out for a feeding.  We had front row seats. 

It was incredible how strong the panda's teeth are.  She just went to town on that bamboo.

We got there in the morning and stayed almost 4 hours!  A personal best.  And I didn't die.  I actually had a great time, and aside from how insanely physically grueling it was, I am really glad we went.  The kids were really glad too.  They had a treat at the end--warm, fresh doughnuts.  YUM.

Baby Panda insisted on having her photo taken too.

Then Blue Doggie had to get some camera time.  When the kids weren't in the stroller, I had to push these two around :)  With Beck weighing in at 33 pounds, and Ramsey at 39 pounds, I was relieved.