stories and pictures

Today we had one of those delightful days that really wasn't planned. We took our lunches to bible study this morning because I kept the nursery and was expecting to stay late. But, they didn't need me and the boys were disappointed that we were not going to have a picnic at the church. So, I loaded them in the car and drove to "Duck Park" (for those of you who are local, that's Memorial Park). It was a bit breezy, but warm in the sun. We ate our sandwiches and played on the equipment. It is amazing how active Scott has become. He is suddenly able to climb, flip, walk on the balance beam, swing and do all those other things that boys do that make mothers nervous.

After playing for a bit, we went on a walk through our little zoo that is in that park. They rescue animals and care for them. We saw several hawks and owls, a bear, sea otters, wild turkey, an alligator, and a bald eagle. I love the bald eagle - what a majestic animal. Derrick and I saw several in the wild, soaring through the air, when we went to Washington State this summer. It was one highlight of our trip.

Below are the last of the pictures that I promised several Blogs ago. The boys are modeling the costumes that their Aunt Stephanie made them for their birthdays! They love them - so cute.
Here is Scott in his "Cat in the Hat". And below is Andrew wearing his bat/vampire costume.





Yesterday was also another fun day around here. My mom is in town keeping the twins this week, but she had the "afternoon off" yesterday, as their regular babysitter came for a few hours. So we picked her up and enjoyed spending the afternoon with her. I asked her to bring some sewing so she could check out the weird shaking in my sewing machine. While she was working, Scott was really interested, so she told him to find some scrap fabric. Together, they made a parachute. Scott loved to try to "sew" with a needle and thread. We did not let him work the machine yet, though. Here they are working on the strings. And below is a picture of them testing it from a higher location. Farley was really interested to see what was coming from the ceiling. At the bottom is a picture of Andrew also getting into the action. While Scott was perfecting his throw and release, Andrew began to throw his blanket up like a parachute. They were both having such a good time.





We are so fortunate to have two Grandmothers who love to do craft activities with the boys. Now, if there was only some way to get one of them to move closer... :)