More Zoo Pictures

I had a bit of fun with the new camera at the zoo. There were just so many willing subjects to photograph!

Baby Tigers!

We took the boys to the zoo today. I have been wanting to see the baby tigers since they were born, but they just went out on exhibit earlier this month. They are the darn cutest things ever! The boy is Viktor and the girl is Talya. They were having a good time playing outside with their mom. The cubs started wrestling, and all I could think was how much it looked like my living room most days. The poor papa, though, he had to stay on the other side of the wall from Marta and the cubs and he wasn't too happy. He was making a lot of loud noise and pacing.

That's What I Like to See

Ben vacuuming the house, as it should be. He's still practicing his technique with the play vacuum Cameryn got him for Christmas, but he's been eye-ing the Dyson. I was saying something to Ben while Adam was running the vacuum and Ben walked over to Adam, turned off the dyson, walked back to me and said, 'What, mom?'. Adam and I both just shook our heads.

Movie Night

Friday we had a movie night - we watched Rio. Ben enjoyed the movie a lot.

Nick on the other hand just wanted to sit on the couch by himself. He just loves crawling to the other side of the couch. He turns around, gets this huge, proud grin and pounces against the back of the couch. But he's just so proud of himself for sitting on the couch by himself.

Party In the Pit!

The boys got play balls for Christmas and we just got around to blowing up the pool for them. And then it was party in the pit time!! Nick dove right in - head first. From there it was just pure pandemonium.

 

Any Room in the Inn?

How many boys and dogs can fit in the tent at once??

A Little Paper, A Little Paint

Ben broke into his new paints he got for his birthday. Although they are finger paints, he wanted to use them with a brush. I used my fingers :)

Mama's By You On the Bayou

One of Ben's favorite books right now is Mama's By You On The Bayou. It's a book about all the animals in the bayou. It goes, 'Mama's by you on the bayou, rocking you to the sounds of the ...' And it has crawfish, fish, alligators, skeeters, snakes... I read it to Ben the other night and then he read it back to me. Except he just says, 'Mama's rocking you to the sound of ...' I thought it was super cute! And he has a very impressive memory.

Gymnastics

Ben is in gymnastics again this winter and totally loving it! He's even venturing into the pit this time around. He still won't jump into the pit, but at least he is getting in. Nick is taking swimming lessons at the same time Ben takes gymnastics so Adam and I are splitting the class duties. Hopefully I will be able to get some pictures at swim class this weekend. 

More Party, More Cupcakes

After the sledding adventure and playing in the barn, Ben was coerced into coming inside to open presents and have dinner. Ben got some awesome presents including nice new clothes, a stomp rocket, a school bus, a 'grooming kit' including a shaver (but no deodorant which was a concern for Ben), and some awesome new bedroom decor!

After a tasty spaghetti and meatball dinner Dzaidziu whipped up, it was time for MORE cupcakes :) I ran out of nutter butters, so these were just plain cupcakes.

Doing his weird thing when people sing Happy Birthday...

It was another successful, fun birthday celebration!