Which Austen Heroine are you?

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You are Elizabeth Bennet of Pride & Prejudice! You are intelligent, witty, and tremendously attractive. You have a good head on your shoulders, and oftentimes find yourself the lone beacon of reason in a sea of ridiculousness. You take great pleasure in many things. You are proficient in nearly all of them, though you will never own it. Lest you seem too perfect, you have a tendency toward prejudgement that serves you very ill indeed.

San Francisco Zoo

We went to the Zoo after the Temple last Saturday and Jacob had a blast! We got to watch a giraffe feeding. They are surprisingly graceful.

Brandon is trying to show Jacob the Monkeys.

Zoe is all bundle because it was really windy. The Zoo is North of San Fran and right on the Pacific Ocean. The drive was beautiful.

As a kid Kangaroos were always my favorite because it was the only animal I could think of that started with the letter K.

The flamingos were hilarious. None of them knew which way to look so they were constantly turning their heads. I have never seen there legs up close. They look like two sticks held together with a piece of gum for a knee...really weird.

Well, we had a fun filled weekend to start Brandon's class break and now we are preparing for Jacob's 3rd Birthday Party this weekend. I am sure I will be posting plenty of pictures of that next week.

Oakland Temple

Yesterday we were able to go to the Oakland Temple with some friends of ours. Amanda was baptized a week ago and this was her first time to the Temple. This is only the second time we have been to this Temple and it is absolutely beautiful.

At the Visitors Center next to the Temple we were able to view the original Book of Mormon. It was an overwhelming experience. It is hard to imagine what it was like for those who were around when the original Book was printed.

Hide and Seek

Has anyone else ever noticed the warning sticker on the bottom of container lids? Well, if not, it is a picture of a baby sitting in the container with a circle and a line through it. Jacob has decided to ignore all warnings when trying to find a hiding place. This is what happens to a child's imagination when stuck inside for a week because of the rain. The really great thing is that he did this again when Brandon got home because Mommy got such a kick out of it.

I love having kids!!

Real Food

Zoe started eating real food a couple of weeks ago. We gave her small pieces of toast to start off with. Now, she refused to eat baby food. She loves feeding herself and it is hilarious to watch her shovel food into her mouth. Well this was her first encounter and the pictures are in order. Brandon and I obviously forgot that babies are messy.

Wouldn't it be more fun to eat this way?

Book Brag, Book Bag, Book Snag, Book TAG

I was tagged by my cousin Becca, here is how it works:
Pick up the nearest book (one with at least 123 pages)
Open to page 123
Find the 5th sentence
Post the next 3 sentences
Tag 5 people (or as many as you'd like)

The nearest book to me is The Other Boleyn Girl. I haven't read it yet but a friend of mine loved it and is letting me borrow it...we will see.

Here goes: Lord Henry Percy laughed. "I'm sure I could get an indulgence," he said. "The Pope would surely grant me a dispensation. With two sisters like this, what man could be made to chose?"

I tag Jess, Melissa, Kathryn, and Sarah

By the way, I agree with Becca. Shelfari.com is a great way to keep up with what you have read and what you would like to read.

Family Adventures

Well, this is our first full family sickness. This adventure is definately not one I would choose but is one that was bound to happen eventually. Jacob started getting a cold about a week ago. He had the usual cough, congestion and fever for three days. This all happened over last weekend so of course the doctors office was not open. He didn't have a high enough fever for me to really worry but on Monday we took the kids to the doctor anyway. At this point, Zoe had started coughing but had no fever. The doctor told us Jacob had gotten past the worst of it and just needed it to run its course. Zoe's ears looked good and without a fever there wasn't much to worry about. Throughout this past week Jacob slowly got better while Zoe slowly got worse. Today is the second day Zoe has had a fever and, of course, we are going into another weekend. We thought Jacob was on the up and up until he started holding his ear and screaming today. I took him to the clinic this afternoon and found out he now has an ear infection...not fun. To make things even more fun, I have started showing signs also. Luckily, this is a long weekend for Brandon, so I will have some help with the kids. I have been stuck in doors for the last week and can't see the light at the end of the tunnel yet. Pray for my sanity :) I hope everyone else out there is doing well.