The Book Thief, Zusak

I just finished The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and I highly recommend it! It was so intriguing and the writing style was quite refreshingly unique. It's about a young German girl living in Germany during WWII and it is written from the perspective of Death. It should definitely be on your reading list if you haven't read it already.

Zoo Trip

Merrick got off work early yesterday so we decided to take a trip to the Milwaukee County Zoo. It was sunny but windy so we still had to bundle up a little but it turned out to be a pretty good day to go. Avery had a great time looking at all the animals. Camryn wasn't as excited but she still was a pretty good girl most of the time. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day:

We could not get Avery to look up at me for this picture. She was too excited to be a baby giraffe.

Camryn got to stare right into the Cheetah's eyes. He was walking along the glass next to us - it was pretty cool.

Avery loved this little zebra chairs. They were actually foot massagers for 25 cents but she thought they were the coolest. She even got her blanket out and made herself comfortable.

I thought this picture turned out pretty cool. She was looking at some fish that were bigger than her.

And of course, the day ended with someone getting hurt. Poor Camy fell on the sidewalk and smacked her head right into the cement. OUCH!!! It got scraped up and had a little bump there. Poor baby. She's pretty brave though and only cried for a few minutes.

True Wisconsinite

Camryn is the only one in our family who was born in Wisconsin. Therefore we found it fitting that one of her very first words was "Cheese!" Whenever I feed it to her she says it for me. So cute. She's a true Cheesehead!

Hopefully her next word won't be beer.

New 'Do

I cut my hair on Saturday. Probably one of the shortest haircuts I've ever had, but I really like it. My hair has gotten much thicker and wavier after having two kids, so it just takes too long to do it when it's long. My hairdresser even says I have enough hair for three people.

Check out Avery's reaction:

She walks up to me, feels my hair a little, and after a second of thought proclaims, "You look like Dora!" ... Great. Not exactly what I was going for, but oh well. :)

I know it's kind of out of focus, but I love this picture of Camryn.