The Uninvited Guest

The other day, Joshua had been playing with his stuffed animals and had put them down for a 'nap'. What he didn't realize for a long time was that there was an intruder. :) Ziva came and curled up among the animals, eventually making herself completely comfortable. She was nestled in beside the alligator and the whale shark. When Joshua did finally notice her, he pounced on her. Too funny!

Let It Snow

The boys have had a BLAST tromping through the snow. It started snowing yesterday, late morning, and it kept snowing all day long. They wanted to go out when it first started snowing so that they could catch snowflakes on their tongues. Then we had snow cones. Later we went out and had snow ball fights. Joshua and I had THE best snowball fight ever (according to him). :) I had a good time, too. This morning, we went back out to enjoy the snow before it started melting. They had a great time scouting for icicles. I enjoy the snow, but I don't enjoy not being equipped to be out in it. It happens so infrequently, and the boys grow so quickly, that I don't have snow suits or good mittens for them. We just layer and come in when it gets too cold!

Dinosaur Hike

A local museum and nature center has a very fun dinosaur exhibit right now. There are several life-size, animated dinosaurs along one of their nature trails. The boys like to see them, mostly. Joshua was holding his ears while T-Rex roared! I love the pics of the boys together!

Happy New Year!

"The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them." - Jim Rohn

One goal I have is to post here more often... about my boys, life, God, food, school and more. Check back soon!

Joshua and Beardie - New Pics!

Wow, am I out of the habit of having my camera with me. I've missed several photo ops over the past couple of weeks. These pics of Joshua and his bearded dragon were taken awhile back. He'll be excited that I finally posted them.

Overhead

Last weekend, these WWII airplanes flew over our house, not just once but several times. It was hilarious to watch the boys running back and forth between the back yard and the front yard, via the house, to watch them for as long as possible. It made for a nice airshow, right in our own backyard...well worth the price of admission!

Historical Places

The boys and I visited an archaeological site that is close to where we live. It is an old railroad water reservoir dam, built in 1874. It's believed to be the only one left in the United States. Water would have been pumped to a tower close to the railway so that steam locomotives could refill. We enjoyed exploring this historical spot!