Aunt Staci :-)

Being an AUNT is SO MUCH FUN...
You get to spoil kids rotten, without worrying about discipline & then send them back home to their own family. I can only imagine that is why being a Grandma is SO GREAT...you get to do that, but you don't have your own kids to worry about at the same time! :)

Well...last weekend I got to babysit Rob & Julie's kids on Thursday & Friday:) Julie & her best friend Crystal went up to Utah for Women's Conference...I was slightly jealous, but since I was home, I was MORE THAN HAPPY to watch her kiddos while Rob worked!

Thursday my ward was having a play date at the zoo. I wasn't planning to go, because I thought taking 4 kids to the zoo would be insane. But last minute, I decided that it would be FUN & give us something to do! I decided we wouldn't walk around much(in fear of losing a child), but instead we would go straight to the Splash Pad & play in the water, eat lunch & head home!

Ryler was GREAT, as usual!

I hope to be a mom of 4 one day...but I think I will spread them a little farther apart in age:)

I was running late, so I got there just before everyone in my ward left, but it was still fun to see them for a minute & the kids had a BLAST in the water!

They took a quick break for LUNCH:)

played in the water a little more...and then headed home...

...stopping to see a few animals on the way out

On the way home, we stopped at McD's for icecream cones, because they were SO GOOD at the zoo!
And I wanted one.

Friday, we decided to go to the PARK...
but it was so warm, we didn't last long...
and headed to Peter Piper Pizza:)

Then we picked Mason up from school and went to Sonic for Sundaes, because I promised Mason a treat, since he didn't get to go to the zoo.
And I wanted one.

We had so much fun with theses CUTE kids!!!

...But I am NOT quite ready for 5 kids!



Quote of the Day:
The surest way to minimize your own burdens is to carry someone else's.
-Paul Cook