One of the perks with Heston's job is that he gets Spring Break off every year. We decided to just hang out this year and get some stuff done. He took the girls on a fun hike up in the hills by our house. They had a blast! The girls helped him do a bunch of yard work, went with him to Great Grandma and Grandpa's house while he worked on their shed for a couple of days, had picnics in the back yard, and played a ton!
Happy St Patric's Day!
The girls got to feed the Giraffe's. Look at that tongue!
Emily held the sunscreen the entire time.
Dani or "Dora" didn't really care about seeing any of the animals. She was more concerned about navigating with her map! As soon as we arrived to see one animal she was scooting us along to the next one on the map. It made the trip go pretty fast.
If you look close you can see the tigers stripes right above Dani's hand. We were right next to the sleeping Tiger. As we were talking about all of the animals on the way to the zoo Abby was very concerned that the Alligator and "pull-up Bear" would eat her. We assured her that they were all in cages and that they couldn't eat her. When she saw the tiger so close to us I think she was a little bit weary of sitting on the bar for a picture. She is a crack-up!
The girls went on a fun train ride around the park by the zoo. It was a pretty fun day until the 2 hour drive home with several moments where all 3 worn-out girls were screaming at us all at once! Gotta love road trips!
Our little Emily turned one on March 11th! She is such a fun little baby.
Here are some of our favorite thing about our little Emily;
Emily had several teachers who helped her learn how to eat frosting.
Emily wanted to feed her grandmas some of her delicious frosting.
She was worn out by the time it was time to open presents. those first birthdays can wear a girl out!
The girls had so much fun having family stay with us! Abby conned Grandma in to swing her even when it was cold outside. Dani played lots of games, read and hiked with grandma. They helped her bake in the kitchen and played monster a lot too. Emily and Abby got lots of cuddles too. 
Abby discovered Sidney's baby-soft hair and couldn't resist stroking it!
The "Pease" and "Welker" girls. Modest is the Hottest! Yeah that's right!
Abby and Grandma after their DATE! Grandma took Abby and Dani at separate times on special dates. They Loved it! They had a blast getting spoiled during some one-on-one time with Grandma Colorado!
We had so much fun with you Grandma Colorado! Thank you for everything!
Well, as much as we tried to avoid having to put tubes in our little Emmies ears, sure enough after the fifth consecutive dose of antibiotics within a 3 month period...... we decided to just go for it!
My mom came to visit and help us and she stayed with Dani and Abby so Heston and I could leave at 4:30 am to Tucson for the surgery. Little Emily did such a great job! She didn't cry once! My other 2 girls were very upset and crying when they woke up after the anesthesia wore off but Emily was just hanging out with and staring at the two nurses who were fighting over who got to hold her. 
They put the finger sensor on her little finger and Emily was totally bugged by it. She didn't stop fooling with it until she got that thing off!
After the surgery we took Emily out to breakfast at IHOP. The Anesthesiologist told us not to feed her anything except for clear liquids for awhile in case her stomach was upset but when she saw that food she jumped for it and downed it! Needless to say, her stomach wasn't too upset :)
