Pink Tuck And Ponies

Duck Feeding Fiesta

We went out to the rhododendron gardens today to feed the ducks. It is a beautiful park filled with the feistiest ducks I have ever encountered. Anna had a ball ... they sell huge bags of food for one dollar. The best one dollar I have spent in years.



They even had wood ducks.



Lucky for me, I had to keep Sam a little bit in the back for his safety ... and I could let Charles handle the large geese and hungry ducks. Also, do you see the bus in Sam's hand ... yep he hit me with it on less then 20 times in an hour.



Anna climbed next to the waterfall in order to get the new "hiker shoes" a little dirty.

Bunnies, Chickens, and Henry

Anna's friend Henry came over for a play date this afternoon. She decided that they would do "craft." This is an unusual request for her, as she is currently not very fond of "craft." We (I) decided that they would make Easter animals about of pom pom balls ... it was a fun project.





I think the best part of the project for Anna was the set up. She divided everything up and then decided that the bunny pom poms go in a bunny box and the same for the chicks. I am really happy that she spent so much time and thought on this project.



After all the animal making we played a lively game of "hide and go seek." For Anna and Henry this involved telling me where they were going to hide, hiding in the location, having me wrongly guess locations, hear mad amounts of laughter, and then the reveal ... I think it maybe a game better called "seek and laugh"

Freezer Paper Stencil

After seeing so many cute shirts and reading about how easy freezer paper stencil tee shirts were to make, I finally made one today. I think it turned out OK. Sam was really happy about it and Anna wants me to make her one as well. Her choice is "a pink shirt with a pink truck on it, like Sam's only pink." Sigh ... not a kitty, not a bunny, not a pony .... rats, at least she wants pink.

Two Fairies

Conversation About Zoo Camp

Mommy: "Did you have a good time at zoo camp?"
Anna: "grumble, grumble, grumble.."
Mommy:: "Did you like your lunch?"
Anna: "No, I eat cheese sandwich. I can't get the straw in my juice box, so I throw it in the garbage,"
Mommy: "Did you ask the teacher to help you?"
Anna: "No. I throw it in the garbage."
Mommy: "Are you thirsty."
Anna: "Yes. I have to poop."
Mommy: "Did you use the potty at the zoo?"
Anna: "No. I just tinkled at the zoo. They only have toilets. You only can tinkle in a toilet."
Mommy: "So your thirsty and you have to poop."
Anna: "Yes. I don't like the zoo camp."
Mommy: "Do you want to go back to zoo camp on Friday?"
Anna: "YES! I love zoo camp. Tomorrow, do I go to gymnastic camp?"
Mommy: "Yes."
Anna: "I am going to poop before."

Hello!

Pretend Ocean

We were lucky to learn that the pretend ocean is exactly the same size as Stella's water dish.



The baby beluga and mama beluga are also very happy to have there own cozy little bed to share.

Crab Boy

One little boy was tired of being a boy ... so his sister thought "crab pincers!"

The End Credit Dancers

The best way to celebrate getting to watch a movie while eating dinner ..

Superhero of Kindness

Tonight Anna told us that she was the "superhero of kindness." I was a little surprised by this since lately kindness is one of her struggles ... she came up with the idea and really embraced it. She used her blanket is her cape and for a sidekick, a plastic hamster with a washcloth for his cape.



Her secret name is "Anna Green Coat" and the hamsters code name is "Sniffles the Orange!" Her hero kindness actions so far are 1) giving Sam lots of hugs 2) blowing kisses at mommy and daddy 3) giving Stella the dog dinner and 4) putting her plate on the counter. We are so lucky to have such a great superhero in our household and are wondering just who her nemesis will end up being ...

18 Month Check Up

Sam had his 18 month check up today. He is weighing in at 25.10 (50%) and 33 1/2 in height (85%). He has a pretty nasty case of eczema on the back of his legs and I was given a few ideas on how to take care of it ... otherwise everything is good a nice checkup.



Anna at 18 months (08/07/2007) weighed in at 20.14 and was 31 1/2 in height.

Bathrobe Hugs