Cute kids & Hassayampa

Still catching up...

In March, while still 6 months, Sergio started sitting unassisted. Big brother and sister were very pleased with him!Mom thought it would be fun to help Sergio "walk" with McKenna's baby carriage (thanks, Aunt Donna!) that same night. His first steps, sort of! =O)Also...

McKenna and I hosted the March Keepers at Home meeting at our house. I helped all the girls make homemade glycerin soaps, with scents and coloring and even blueberry seeds for scrubbing texture. The activity was a hit! Here they are having a snack at the end of the meeting.

Hassayampa:

Our first trip to the Hassayampa River Preserve went great. I was very excited to find a little oasis in this desert. Lots of great, big trees, and ponds, and a little river the boys could poke their toes into. I can't wait to go back! We went with the Evans family to check it out.

(It is interesting to note that where we live, most of the rivers are either seasonal or have been dammed and diverted into canals, leaving dry riverbeds. This river, on the other hand, apparently runs underground for most of its trek through the desert. Then in Wickenburg, it runs above ground for about six miles, providing an oasis of water and shade for the critters and people lucky enough to find it. This preserve is a very refreshing change from our usual moonscape-like desert experience.)

What's that? Goats in the desert? It seems there is a goat ranch on the adjacent property, separated by an electric fence (ack). The goats came rushing to gawk at us, and we enjoyed gawking at them. The kids did a great job not getting electrocuted, too!

(Sergio was here.)

Can you guess what kind of tree that is behind me?? I had no idea until Matt saw the pictures and told me. (It wasn't in a very nice way, however. Ha! Ask me later.)

I don't remember if in this picture the kids are looking at ant hills, stalking a butterfly, or catching "fluff" that was falling from the nearby cottonwood tree.
"McKenna-Cam" I love these kinds of pictures. =O)

We found a humongous roly poly on the grass in the picnic area. This particular insect met with a very unfortunate and mortal accident, however...

Aside from that, it was another fun day in My Life with Littles! Thanks for reading.