end of school!

Danna finished her last day of Kindergarten!!!!!

See how much she has grown over the last year???

crazy right?

And then the last day of school I slept in and Danna had to wake up, eat, get dressed, take pictures and book it to school in about 3 minutes--poor thing. 

The girls and I helped out on Danna's class field trip to the zoo the last week of school. 

Here's a few of our favorite sights of the day!

monkeys in cages

my monkeys looking at things in cages ...

peacock (Brynn's favorite --she calls it a ca-cock)

flamingos

watching the otters

lions

monkey bars

cheesy Brynny faces

ca-cock in freak out mode

pelicans

here's what I get when I tell my girls to smile for the camera ...

here's a good representation of their facial expressions all the other times :)

It's been a busy year full of learning and growing. Can't believe it went so fast!

favorite 4 year old ...

on the planet right now!

Here's my beautiful birthday girl!

She's soooo happy that it was her birthday. 

Not only had she been asking about it every day for weeks but Mike and I told her she couldn't turn 4 on her birthday if she didn't start eating her dinner and growing bigger. 

I think she was worried :)

Here was the only picture I was able to take before my good camera ran out of batteries. 

And no, she did not actually eat the amazing cupcakes I made. Just the frosting as usual. Funny how year after year some things never change  :)

She got a bunch of presents (thank you grandmas) and Mike and I got her a bike with training wheels!

See--awesome cupcakes right? I was stupendously proud of me and the girls for pulling them off.

Happy Happy Birthday to our gorgeous baby girl who has suddenly turned into this smart and talented grown-up kid this year!

Our family wouldn't be the same without you Carina!

You're surrounded by love on all sides!

Happy Birthday!