Showing posts with label Family Outing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family Outing. Show all posts

Sunday, October 21, 2007

5 pennies, 2.2 miles, and a boy on a horse...

So this past week or so has been pretty busy. I did get a few fun shots of the kids, though. The highlight of the week was a mistake, really. I was going to mow my jungle-of-a-lawn on Saturday and when I got the two boys outside, I found that I needed to add some motor oil. Well, we didn't have any. And the kicker was that Stephanie was at her parent’s house and going to be there most of the afternoon. So I had to choose between doing nothing, mowing the lawn and hoping that I didn't break the mower, or trying to figure out how to get some oil....

So I decided to take the boys for a walk to the nearby gas station to get some oil. Only I found out the next night that the walk that I was undertaking was 1.1 miles long...one way. So, Micah rode his bike most of the way and Noah was in the stroller the whole time. It was pretty exhausting for Micah, but we had a good time. We got juice and a Kit-Kat at the gas station. So, on a few of the MANY breaks that we took to rest (Micah liked to relax in the grass), they enjoyed cool-ade and the chocolate treat.

Sunday night was fun for Micah, because at his Awana Cubbies club it was Cowboy Night! So Micah was able to dress up as a cowboy, ride a horsie, and bring a big buddy (all stuffed animals are classified in the category of “buddies”). It was a night to remember.

Saturday, September 08, 2007

Something Old and Something New

We went back to the park near my work and the boys loved it. They were just running around through the equipment to make sure that they saw it all…

Well, Micah was exploring and Noah was trying to keep up.

A few times during the experience, Micah looked and acted like a much bigger boy than when we realize. His climbing up this "silly ladder" was one of those times.

Stephanie saw this one and said that she thought that it was a good picture of Micah. She said that he looks sweet, innocent, and curious. I agree, he does look pretty stinkin' cute here.

This second trip to the park was a much dirtier one…we explored the sand implements

"explored" is the right word only if you think about a burrowing animal. Micah liked burying things (like his "flippy" sandal).

Our "neck injury" baby…she always sleeps so cock-eyed in her carrier.

This was a fun picture for me because I could get all three of the active players in one frame.

Just before I took this picture, Micah was buried in that sand. His flippie still is mostly buried.

Noah went back to his mainstay of entertainment…the bridges. And I was lucky enough to catch him in mid slip-n-fall…

…and the giggling aftermath.

He was contemplating where to go next…. I didn't pose him for this shot.

I did pose him for this one…he didn't really like hanging like that.

The Zoo is what's new. See the cool sunglasses gang?

The young -n- hip members of the gang.

We first went to see the gorillas.

I just found this sign funny…mainly because of what the "Gorilla's" failed to mention that they throw around. Yuck.

More gazing at the monkeys.

Micah climbed on the fences whenever possible to get a better look at the animals.

This shot was a comparison shot, more than anything. When we took Micah to Como Zoo a few years ago, it was closed and the only animal that we got to see was this turtle statue.

Seeing the Sea lions

Noah didn't get out of his stroller - because if he did, he'd have been in the worst possible cage/exhibit before I could blink - but he definitely sat up and tried to take everything in.

Micah really liked the lions. We saw some in the open and these two in the enclosed inside exhibit.

Of all of the things that Micah wanted to see, he was always looking forward to the Giraffes. As a matter of fact, when I asked him what his favorite animals from today were, he quickly listed off the Giraffes and the Zebras.

Monday, July 30, 2007

Sunday, busy Sunday



Yesterday was the third full day that Hannah was home with us, and we spent most of the day at church. It was great!

Many people had suggested that we stay home on Sunday since we had only been home for such a short time...others suggested that Steph & Hannah stay home to rest. But, we figured that if any or all of us stayed home, there would be no rest to be had by anyone except Hannah...maybe.

--More pics to come--

Thursday, July 19, 2007

out for Ice Cream

We recently (a few weeks ago) went to McDonalds for some Ice Cream...and some playland time. Here are a few snapshots from that excursion.