A Day Trip to See the Animals

The thing about the lights at the zoo is that most of the animals are sleeping, so you don't get to see them. I took the boys back to the zoo the Sunday Adam was in Japan. It was warm, in the 60s, so there were lots of active animals AND we got to see the Galapagos turtle, Emerson, who is over 100 years old. He is new to the zoo. Adam and Ben had visited him a few weeks before and Nick and I wanted to see him. They keep the Conservatory (where he's living for the time being) closed if the temp is below 32. And of course, we had to see the reindeer again. But this time, they were feisty! They were running and chasing each other and making weird sounds. I'm not sure what got into them, but they were some feisty ladies that day!

Lights Before Christmas at the Zoo

Because Adam was going to be traveling the first week in December and we had a full calendar after that, we headed to the lights at the zoo the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. It wasn't too cold, and there were not too many people at the zoo. Unfortunately the boys weren't super cooperative, so we didn't stay super long, but we got to see the highlights.The boys' favorite this year were the reindeers. We had a llllooooooonnnnngggg conversation about the reindeer's names, where they came from, Santa, what they eat, where they go after Christmas, boys vs girl reindeer and antlers, poop and what they eat. 

Gobble Gobble Cookie Time

I found this cookie idea online and Ben wanted to make them for his friends at school. I handled a lot of the frosting related construction, but the boys actually did a lot of the decorating. They were in charge of candy corn feathers, faces, waddles and feet. Ben had learned about turkeys at school and we had to make 9 boy turkeys, with waddles, and 8 girl turkeys, without waddles (boys got boy turkeys and girls got girl turkeys). Ben told me that boys have waddles to get girlfriends and to let you know when they're mad. Everything you need to know in life, you learn in kindergarten. 

Too Cool For School

Sporting quite the look on the way to school one morning

The Sandpit - Open 365 Days a Year

The kids had a day off school in November and Cameryn spent the day with us. Little Ben came over for a while, too. The kids played exceptionally well together! 

Ben 'Just Loves Her'!

Ben LOVES Elaina. He just can't get enough of her (but she does get enough of him when he's in her face a bit too much). It's still cute (most of the time)

Wolny Cousins Time

Eva and Elaina came over to our house in November for a fun fall afternoon. The kids played outside, played on the swingset, and had fun in the leaves!

Earning His Keep

The boy sure does love to do yard work! I would like to state for the record, this was purely voluntary. And I would also like to know where that hat went. I haven't seen it in a month.