Why Blogging Has Decreased The Last Month

For anyone who might not already know, we are moving! We put our house on the market at the end of March, it sold at the end of April, and we are leaving at the end of May! More details to come, but after 8 years, we will soon be saying goodbye to our house on Scorpio Drive. Very bittersweet.

Five Months

Happy Birthday To "Zoo"!

On Saturday, the 11 member Jansen clan headed down to the zoo to celebrate my mom's birthday. We typically head to my parents' house for our choice of dinner and dessert, so we decided to try something different this year! It was a cold and dreary morning, but the zoo was not very crowded, and the animals were actually quite active as they enjoyed the cooler temps.
The zookeepers said that the cats get "frisky" when it's cold.
Oma, Payton, and Nolan watching the tigers play around...
Landon enjoyed his first trip to the zoo. This hat (and his inch long "wings") were what prompted the hair cut!
Checking out the giraffes...
The polar bears were really enjoying the weather. This one stood up right against the glass and tried to balance his ball. He was huge!
Brady, Payton, and Opa were trying to squawk just like the peacocks!Trying to be the statues outside of Tropical Discovery.
All of Oma's grandkids checking out the turtles.It must be mating season, because all of the male peacocks were showing off for the females. They were fanning their feathers and shaking their booties in front of the ladies :)
The ducks were also enjoying their new families!
After all of that excitement, we set up our picnic right next to the giraffes. Again, it was a little chilly, but we had a delicious potluck lunch and some cupcakes and presents for my mom.
After lunch we checked out the rest of the zoo...the elephants, monkeys, and hippos. Abby has a video of it, but the hippo was going crazy! Running around chasing a peacock with his mouth wide open and diving into his pool. We were all entertained!
We had a great day, and it was fun to spend the day together as a family!

Landon's 1st Hair Cut

This morning, we decided it was high time our hairy little four month old got his first hair cut....see what I mean?
So, daddy got out the clipper set and scissors and got to work!I was a little worried at first, but Wes did a great job! (He did a great job on Brady's first hair cut too!)Post bath....the spike has returned!

Cinco De Mayo 5K

On Saturday, Wes and I completed the Cinco De Mayo 5K in Highlands Ranch. This was our first attempt at doing something organized, athletic, and together. We certainly didn't win or anything, but we finished and had a great time enjoying each other and the beautiful weather!

First Rice Cereal

Hippity-Hoppity...

It's a week or two late, but I wanted to share some pictures from this year's Easter festivities...

The morning started out slightly rainy and cold, but a little bad weather was certainly not enough to keep us from celebrating!

Our attempt at a family portrait...Payton was mad about something, can you tell? :)
Dave and Sue hid the eggs earlier in the day. The boys were out "peeking" for at least an hour before the actual hunt began! They did a good job of looking but not touching.
Payton wanted to scope out her eggs from a higher view!We ate a delicious brunch that included Abby's super cute egg-shaped cake pops.
Brady definitely enjoyed them...
After we were all sufficiently stuffed, it was time to hunt Easter eggs! Aunt Sue gave us the rules...
They were a little different this year due to our large numbers. These are just the egg hunters under 16!
With new rules understood, Oma Bosch kicked off the hunt by holding up which color egg to find.
Off to the races!
Wes and Mark ready to grab their "eggs"...
And of course, if you are last to return, you get to wear the Dumb Bunny Ears!
Not sure what prize my dad won here...
Landon certainly enjoyed his first Easter.
And so did we! What a special family tradition!