catching up with pictures

I'm posting pictures of Ariel's birthday, our trip to the Philadelphia Zoo and more Easter pictures, it was Dallin's birthday yesterday, so I'll try to post those pictures soon too. While I'm waiting for the pictures to upload, I'll tell you a funny story. We were driving in the car and Ariel asks "Is there no end to numbers?" And I said, "Yes there is no end to numbers," and the song "If I could Hie to Kolob" started going through my head, when she had an epiphany, "So there are a lot of numbers that we don't even know."
"Yes there are a lot of numbers we don't even know." Whoah, deep thought.

Notice the magnolia trees behind us, they were all over the zoo, and smelled so nice, it made me nostalgic for our little house in Holladay. I guess I was more excited about taking a picture than the kids were.
Nikolay and Ariel went on a paddle boat ride, the boats were shaped like swans, but I like this close up better because you can see Nikolay concentrating.
Annika in the center of a flower.
All the kids in a honey comb.


Nikolay with the kids at the zoo. He really didn't want me taking any pictures because he hadn't shaved, but I feel like I don't take enough of him with the kids and he hardly ever shaves anyway.
Dallin and Annika at the ward rained-in Easter-egg hunt.

Ariel and her birthday cake that she decorated herself. We had bought all the stuff to decorate it and she just kind of took over and had a lot of fun doing it, which made my life a lot easier.
Dallin digging in the sand volleyball court at a ward barbecue. I just love how cute toddlers are when the squat down and dig like that. Look at his pudgy hands, they won't say like that forever.