A Day at the Park

 'Round these parts you really have to take the sun when you can get it.  We've been glad to enjoy some time at the park recently now that the weather is warming up a bit.

( I just love that little pucker!)

 This is usually what Lucy looks like when she first starts swinging...

 but pretty soon she's having fun.

 

February 12, 2012, Sunday

Lucy being contained in the pack n play while I get ready for church

Putting on my shoes

Lucy watching her brothers run around outside

Almost out the door (and not a very glamorous self-portrait...)

My handsome boys in the back seat

And I forgot to take the rest.

Story Time

Snow Week

 Mid-January we got a hefty dose of snow.  The kids and I stayed home for an entire week, which was not all that fun, but definitely beat paying our car insurance premium in the event of a crash.

The boys got in a little bit of play time in the snow.  Benjamin definitely stayed out the longest.

 (We rescued this little earthworm from the snow.)

 Benjamin building a snowman with our across-the-street friend Nayla.

Lucy loved the snow! Even without proper snow gear, she tromped through it for quite some time, perfectly delighted.

 

 (What are big brothers for, right?)

During our stay-at-home week we played Sorry! several times a day.  And I'm sure we watched lots of movies.  It was definitely nice when we finally got out of the house again.

I love me a messy baby picture

Lucy, January 14, 2012

January 12, 2012, Thursday

Homemade yogurt

Morning dose of PBS Kids

Baking something... coffee cake?

Marine Life Center

Quick question for anyone who might still read this blog, particularly those of you who, like us, use the blog as a family journal.  When you're playing catch-up with posts, do you change the time stamp to reflect when the event actually happened, so it appears that you posted it in a timely manner, or do you leave it as-is, like this one, and just mention when things took place?  I can't decide what's better: making things seem orderly, or keeping it real... like Christmas posts in February... if you know what I mean.


In January the kids and I visited the Marine Life Center in Bellingham again.  That place is always a favorite.  It's fun to observe how the boys' interest levels change and deepen the older they get.  Benjamin used to be very timid at this place and always refused to stick his head in the dome tank, but not anymore.

"Benjamin, don' touch!  The cwabs migh' bite you!"  (Rhett was the nervous one this time.)

New octopus

Benjamin became friendly with the two ladies who were working there, asking them endless questions about what they were doing and why.  I pretty much had to drag him away so we could leave.