Ranch, Zoo & Dino Fun! Plus Birthdays, Graduations, and Glue!

Well, as usual, we have been keeping busy! Last week, we went to the zoo with Cortney and Kenzie. It is amazing how much the kids just love that place—and I am pretty sure that they all know the layout of the zoo like the back of their hands. Kenzie is so cute in her little sunglasses!

Congratulations are in order for Lee Stunkard, who graduated high school last week! Way to go Lee! Before we went to Lee’s graduation party, Lucas had an unfortunate incident in the bath tub. He slipped and fell while trying to get out, and he cut open his little chin. Needless to say, now Lucas has joined his brothers in having to go to the emergency room and have a wound tended to. Luckily, they were able to use their miracle superglue to put the cut back together. It has already healed really nicely, and Lucas handled it like a champ!

Over the Memorial Day Weekend, we went to the Dinosaur Museum with Isaac and Lily (and Kelly, Becca, Linda and Keith). The kids seemed to enjoy it…even though they spent the majority of the time coloring, reading books, and dancing…so glad we spent money for them to do that. It was good exposure for all of the kids—Kevin already knows his dino-facts, but I think it was really good for Thomas and Lucas to see how gigantic dinosaurs really are!

We also celebrated my little cousin Allie’s birthday. She is getting so big! The boys just love going to play with her, Chris, and Liz. They had a great time!

On Memorial Day, we had a small BBQ at our house for Kelly’s birthday. Happy Birthday Kelly!!!!!! The boys got to play in the backyard the whole time, which they just love. They are all just too cute together!

Last but not least, today I took the boys to visit Kelly Bullard at the Triple B Ranch. The boys are just so crazy about the ranch…they love the horses, the playground, the tractors…everything about the place! We got to see Kenzie there too, which is always an added bonus.
What surprised me the most about the boys’ behavior at the ranch was that they seemed to be fine with the horses, they all touched them without much hesitation; however, Rowdy (Kelly’s little dog), terrified the twins. Those boys are so weird!

I probably missed some fun stuff that we did, but here are a couple of pictures!

Snack time at the zoo

Kids at the zoo...check out Kev & Kenz's shades

I think we officially wore them all out!

3 Krupp kids at the Dinosaur Museum

Dancing fools...isn't that what you're supposed to do at a museum?

We love the ranch!

And I love horses--especially my horse Red!

Swinging Lucas...he stayed in that car forever!

My little monkey Kevin!

Check out Miss McKenzie!

Don't be fooled...he's not as sweet as he looks

Basketball time!

Kenzie going for the big slam dunk!

Kevin, reporting for work!

Lucas and Kevin in the tractor

Thomas on the Bobcat

Crazy Days of May!

May has been busy! But here are some pics of Ryan's graduation!

Mother's, Babies, Idols, and Graduation

First of all, Happy Mother’s Day to the wonderful mother’s in my life! I love you all very much! And an early CONGRATULATIONS to Ryan on his college graduation this weekend! We are soooooooooooo proud of you Ryan!

And on the baby front, there is lots of news in the baby-gender department. Maybe I have posted some of these before, but here are the happenings again: Jami is having a boy, Amy is having a girl, Cortney is having a girl, and we found out today that Jessica is having a girl! Yeah—I am going to have a little niece! It will be nice to have a Krupp girl around!

American Idol fans will appreciate this next tid-bit. My mom took me to the Sugarland/Danny Gokey concert this past weekend, and I got to meet Danny Gokey. He was signing autographs and taking pictures, both of which I got! The concert was awesome!

Last but not least, the boys got their school pictures taken which I have included below. I have to wait to get more printed, so everyone can expect their copies of the pictures in a couple of weeks!

Danny Gokey and Brandi

Playing in the sandbox

Britt and Ryan, pushing their little nephews

Swinging Thomas

Swinging Lucas

Isaac and Lucas

Kevin the climber

4 little monkeys

My little twins

Crazy car surfing kids--with driver Lily, Isaac on the back and Kevin on the top

Uncle Ryan and Kevin

Great Uncle Keith and little Thomas

What a wonderful mother!

Grandma Traci and all her kids & grandkids

Dr. Thomas and his patient McKenzie

Kevin and McKenz (as he calls her)

Lucas and Miss McKenzie

Mickey Mouse (Lucas)

Thomas David Krupp

Lucas Ryan Krupp

Kevin Paul Krupp

Kevin, Lucas, and Thomas Krupp

Zoo-Aholics

Well, I think me and the boys are trying to set a record for how many times we can go to the zoo in one week. We went last Wednesday (I successfully took them all by myself), then we went again on Sunday with Grandma Traci, Britt, and Jessica (which was intense because it started snowing while we were there), and then we went again on Monday (but this time with Linda and Isaac—and we went to the Denver Zoo). Plus, we are planning to go again tomorrow.

The boys just absolutely LOVE the zoo! They just can’t get enough and get so excited each time we go. Here are some zoo pictures!

Bran with her boys!

Krupp boys at the zoo

Yes, I had to have their little monkey-packs on...helped me keep them near me at all times!

We love the Zoo!

Cute little monkey bottoms!

Papa Tom, Kevin and Lucas...swinging away

Little Lucas, laying in Papa and Grandma's backyard...talking to his little figurine friends.

Getting ready to FREEZE at the zoo!

Jessica thought it was going to be about 75 degrees, so she wore capris. However, once we got to the zoo, it was freezing and she had to unfold her pants to where they looked like high-waters. She was stylin'!

Getting ready for the Denver Zoo.

Peek-A-Boo at the Zoo...Hello Isaac.

The four cutest little boys in the world! Kevin, Thomas, Isaac, and Lucas.