Camel Farm

Outside of Yuma, there is a little zoo-farm-thing where supposedly retired Hollywood camels go to live along with some other animals. So last week we visited it with some friends. Here are a few of the pics: Brooke and Jade feeding the sheep

Cute baby sheep

Jade loved the animals!

We are going back in a few weeks when my family comes to visit so I should have pictures of the other animals (including the camels) at the end of March.

Funny Girls

Last week, Brooke and I were eating my leftover ribs from Texas Roadhouse (and she was taking more than her fair share). After we were done, she told me that she might want to be a vegetarian because she didn't want to eat animals. Shortly thereafter, though, she decided against becoming a vegetarian because she didn't want to eat tofu.

Brooke and Jade sharing a dessert ... off the same spoon...at the exact same time

Somebody snuck out of bed and fell asleep next to the piano in our living room...This wasn't discovered until about 11 pm when Trent was getting ready to go to work.

Brooke's sandwich art

One of Jade's favorite things to do -- hanging from the counter

Brooke has one of my birthday roses in her mouth; I think that she got this from the end of Shrek 2 when Fiona and Charming are dancing

Jade loves cheese -- When I was taking a bath, Brooke got in the fridge. We have a lock on it because it doesn't seal really tight and to keep Jade out. Brooke can unlock it but doesn't know how to lock it so Jade got the block cheese out and starting enjoying it. This is what I discovered when I got out of the bath.

An Update...Finally

On Thursday, Trent's parents came to visit us and they left this morning. It was good to see them again, and it was nice for the girls to be able to spend time with them. Brooke was, of course, enthusiastic about their visit, and it didn't take Jade very long to warm up to them. I think that the last time we saw Grant was in July so I am sure Jade didn't have much of a recollection of him, if any. We went to the old Yuma prison and the West Wetlands Park and went swimming at the hotel pool. The Wetlands Park is pretty neat because it has a huge castle play structure, among other things. The castle is cool except that it is so big it is nearly impossible to see the other side of it, which isn't too great when you have little children. Brooke wanted to play on the much smaller playground, though, so we didn't have to worry.

Brooke at the playground

Jade and Grandma Gayle sitting on the park bench

Jade and Grandpa

Daddy and Jade at the old Yuma prison -- Jade got pretty bored during the tour so she entertained herself by picking up handfuls of gravel and dropping them through the cell doors.

Brooke sitting by the bell at the old Yuma prison

Me, Brooke and Jade -- Of course, we couldn't get them to look at the camera

Oh yeah, the weather has started getting pretty warm -- today was 82! I don't really appreciate it as much as I normally would because I didn't experience a cold winter. That kind of makes me sad because even though the cold of winter gets kind of trying, it makes the nice weather of spring seem so much better.