We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo... with great friends!

Nate, running to keep up with the big boys!
Taking a break from the animals!
Eli and Harrison have been friends since they were 10 months old!
Wild tigers!
Eli talking to a very friendly bird!

We had so much fun on Wednesday! Eli, Nate and I met our three other playgroup families at the zoo in Normal/Bloomington, IL. It was a gorgeous sunny day and all of the animals were active and exciting! The boys had so much fun playing with our long-time friends! After we were done with the zoo. We had lunch at the awesome park attached to the zoo and then played more! What a fun way to spend a spring break day!

The Indianapolis Children's Museum: The Thank Goodness we don't use strollers any more edition

Nate at the sand table. He REALLY didn't want to leave the sand table.
Crazy-eyed Eli pretending to be a squirrel in the tree house
The water table is always a favorite
Nate fixing a sink in the "Build the Builder" exhibit
Nate driving a car. Whose eyes are crazier? Nate's or the car's?
Eli "drafting" his plans for a house.
Excavating dinosaur bones in the Dinosphere
Nate excavating dino bones
Dinosaur Eli hatching his dino eggs
Pure Joy! Eli loves the dinosaur exhibit!

We pretended that today was a weekend (Sam had to take a furlough day) and we went to the Indianapolis Children's Museum! We had such a great day. I can't get over how big my boys are and how these trips are a pure treat now! No stroller, no diapers (Nate was dry the whole day), no temper tantrums (minor miracle). They both loved the dino exhibit. They got to see all of the fossils and excavate for fossils in the dino dig. They also got to watch two real life paleontologists work on the skeleton of a triceratops. They were fascinated by the tiny drills and tools. We ran in to one of Eli's best school friends and his family. Eli claims that he was too busy excavating to talk to Leo, but he did say hi. I think Leo felt the same way. BOYS! Other hits were the Bob the Builder exhibit, the Egypt exhibit, and of course the water table and playscape. This hands-on museum is amazing. The boys finished their day with a scoop of rainbow sherbert and an hour long nap ride in the car on the way home! Life is, indeed, very very good.

What to do

What is a boy to do when he is sad from an ear infection/bronchitis/early pneumonia, lack of sleep, cranky parents, and cold weather? Why, clean of course! The only explanation for this is that Nate is Sam's son. We all know I don't clean (very often, or very well).

Squeaky

Meet squeaky. He is one of two adorable guinea pigs that belong to the preschool and K/1 classrooms at Eli's awesome school! We volunteered to take squeaky home with us over a three day weekend in February. It was so much fun! Squeaky and Eli were instant buddies! They loved hanging out in the play pen together! Nate was less sure about squeaky and liked to feed him but not stay with him in the play pen! We were all so sad to see squeaky go...except milo!

Have you ever seen someone so squeezable?

Dear sweet boy. He makes an adorable snow man!
Too big to nap any more so he just decided to take a rest with his eyes close!

This sweet baby has turned into quite a big boy in the last few months. The terrible twos have transitioned into an almost three year old who is sweet, loving, CRAZY, and so adorable. The best phrase for Nate is "content with life". I love this little man.

Do you know the lego man?

So Proud!
Beautiful boy!

Eli absolutely loves his lego table now that he has become a little lego master! He builds up massive cities, police stations, and of course pirate adventures! He constructs vehicles that can go on and off the table. Little legos have expanded his master builder capabilities and he would build legos all day (if we let him). I love when he tells me all about his lego adventures. He is all imagination with a big chunk of sass mixed in!

We are Back

Dear Family and Friends,

Our mommy is sorry that she hasn't updated the blog in a long, long, long, long, long time. We have had some interesting times recently and things have been a bit chaotic. Thank goodness for Gromma and Grammy and their love and patience with two very energetic and crazy boys. whew! They are sainted grandmothers for sure! So now, back to the good stuff. Ta Da... the King Brothers!