All These, For Me??

Nick got some pretty awesome birthday presents! He got a Jake Hideout, a sand box digger crane, puzzles, a magna doodle and soccer croquet. He was very excited about everything.

Happy Birthday Time!

Nick gets so excited about singing Happy Birthday, especially when it's his birthday! The opposite of Ben who still covers his ears and used to cry. He has some great facial expressions, as always!

A View of the Icy River

I took the boys down to Sidecut to get a few pictures of the ice on the river. At Sidecut it has been mostly ice with a little bit of open water. These were taken a week ago. Now, after the thaw and the rain, this road is closed (along with Sidecut park) and I have seen ice from the river pushed over the road and on the other side as I drive over it on the expressway. 

A Bucky Ship Birthday Cake

Nick asked for a Jake and the Neverland Pirates birthday this year so I decided to try my hand at a Bucky the pirate ship cake. Not exactly the perfect recreation, but you get the idea. And it tasted pretty good. And Nick was happy.

Working on his Technique

Now that he is 5, Ben needs to start learning the ways of the world, like the engineer preferred method of loading a dishwasher. 

A Happy 3rd Birthday Boy!

Happy Birthday, Nick! 

Butterflies Everywhere!

The zoo had a new temporary exhibit this winter - a butterfly free flight exhibit. I really wanted to see it (thus the real reason we went to the zoo) and talked the boys into seeing it before eating lunch. Once we were in, Ben loved it. He was a little freaked out when butterflies came to close to him, but he didn't really want to leave. 

A Winter Visit to the Zoo

Saturday morning, we had to find something to do to kill time while we waited for daddy to get home from his two week Asian adventure, so we headed to the zoo. Some of the animals were having Valentine's treats on Saturday. We didn't see any of them actually get their treat, but the polar bears were still playing with theirs when we saw them. Ben was interested in taking pictures. H brought his little camera and took lots of pictures of the seals and polar bears. 

Happy Valentine's Day!