#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – One Week Old

 Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post.Over the past couple of weeks we watched Momma Robin sit on her nest and wait for her eggs to hatch. Then feed the newborn babies every day. Today the tiny birds are not so tiny anymore and are one week old.  There are three birds in the nest and one of them looks like he could jump out and fly away any day now. Observing the robin’s nest has been a wonderful learning experience for…

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#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – Uff Da!!

Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post.This past weekend we went to my home town of Stoughton, WI to celebrate Syttende Mai, which is the Norwegian Independence Day. We saw a big parade on Sunday but before the parade, Parrot, Monkey and Kitty posed with a friendly troll for a photo.  Does your town have an annual festival to celebrate their heritage? If you are participating in Wordless Wednesday scroll down and leave your link. Thanks for visiting! Visit these great blogs…

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#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – The New Job

Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post.Goose started her new job last week. This is her very first job and Chris and I are very proud. I had my first job  when I was 14. I worked at a farm picking strawberries.  What was your first job? If you are participating in Wordless Wednesday scroll down and leave your link. Thanks for visiting! Visit these great blogs where Talbert Zoo links up each week. Rules of this #BlogHop Grab our new button on…

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#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – School Open House

Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post.This is going to be a Wordful Wednesday because I haven’t had much time to update this blog over the past week.  On April 22, Google launched a new update for how websites appear on mobile search. The Healthy Moms Magazine dropped out of the search so I have been busy overhauling the on page SEO to get my rankings back. I lost 2,000 page views a day because of this update. I’m still working hard…

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#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – Hot Wheels

Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post.Little Bear and Monkey love playing with Hot Wheels.  They have quite the collection too. The other day, Monkey decided to add a little bit of leaves from one of the trees outside to his hot wheels. I thought it was pretty funny so I snapped a few photos of him. Do your kids play with hot wheels? Visit these great blogs where Talbert Zoo links up each week. Rules of this #BlogHop Grab our new…

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#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – Signs of Spring

Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post.Spring is in the air here in Chicago. The trees are budding, the grass is green and birds are singing. Here are some of my favorite images of spring. Yellow Bird Close up of Yellow Bird Yellow Bird Our new neighbor Can’t you tell I love birds. What do you love the most about spring? Visit these great blogs where Talbert Zoo links up each week. Rules of this #BlogHop Grab our new button on your…

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#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – Happy Eggs

Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post.Sorry it’s been a week since I’ve updated this blog. I have been very busy since we got back from Florida. We had the triduum, which is the three days of prayer leading up to Easter, then of course Easter and appointments for the kids last week. I am hoping to be able to get back to blogging regularly on both blogs next week. I’m still playing catch up with all the e mails I got while…

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Florida Vacation Part Five

After spending five days in sunny Florida we all resemble lobsters. I guess it is time to head back up north to Chicago.  I will miss the sun, sand and surf.  We all had a great time and I created lasting memories for my kids. Today we left our hotel and headed for the island early in the morning.  We took the kids to some of the local shops and visited one that had parrots outside in cages. The parrots are very colorful and most of them repeat everything that…

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Florida Vacation Part Four

I am finally caught up! Yes it is Wednesday night and I am going to remember the events of, drum roll please…today!  Our vacation is going by way too quickly, but the kids are having a good time and we are creating lasting memories. This morning Chris decided to skip the pool because the kids didn’t care for it too much yesterday. We headed out to the island bright and early around 9:30.  When we got to my parent’s resort they were not there, so we decided to go for…

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Florida Vacation Part Three

Here I am once again typing on Wednesday night, and trying to recall the events of yesterday.  Here is the continuation of the Talbert Zoo’s Florida Vacation. On Tuesday the kids wanted to play in the pool in the morning.  I thought it was too cold, so I opted to sit down, relax and take pictures. Besides, I woke that morning with a sore throat and felt a cold coming on.  We also heard rumors that it snowed back in Chicago on Tuesday, or maybe it was Monday.  Anyway, we…

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