Sunday, July 31, 2011

The Trains at Greenfield Village

Nick was a very good boy at GV. He just kind of hung out in the stroller, enjoying being outside. He is the same age Ben was the first time he went to GV!
We spent a lot of the day looking at and riding the trains. Ben really, really liked the all the trains!
The roundhouse - just like in Thomas!
 Turning the wheel to show how the train makes steam to make it go!

 Waiting for the train to pull into the station
 Note the train stamp on his face - a transfer from my hand
 Yay for train rides!
 
And two cool bikes!
 

The Animals at Greenfield Village

Friday we went to Greenfield Village at the Henry Ford Museum with Grandma, Grandpa, aunt Sarah and Donnie. Adam was at a supplier in MI that was only 20 minutes away so he was able to join up with us after his meeting, around 1. Ben loved all the animals at the Village. He fed the ducks, saw sheep, pigs, horses, cows, turkeys, and chickens. He really liked feeding the ducks, though!










A Penny Fountain

We went to dinner at Levis Commons on Thursday and afterward Ben checked out the fountain with Aunt Sarah. He really enjoyed throwing pennies into the fountain.





Saturday, July 23, 2011

Happy Birthday, Andrew!

Today we helped Andrew celebrate his 2nd birthday! Andrew is hooked up on the outside toys! The boys played together on the new swingset and then Ben 'broke in' Andrew's new Powerwheels. 




 

And Nick just hung out, took a little snooze and tried to swipe some frosting from my piece of cake.

Jumpy Jumpy

Our neighbor has a little boy (named Ben) who is 6 months older than Nick. Little Ben has outgrown his jumpy, so it was passed on to us. Nick has just started playing in it and seems to enjoy it. It's pretty fun and colorful!

When It's Hot Outside

 When the temperatures reach 100, it's time to go swimming! It was Nick's first time in the pool and he seemed to really like it. It was difficult to get a good picture of him while also trying to hold him, though.
 

Mommy's Little Lemur

I call him my little lemur because he has such big eyes that he reminds me of that cute little lemur in the movie Madagascar