small town details

We have to play with the horse every time we pass.

Sunday at the zoo with Miles

We really were this close to this tiger. Do you know how big they are?

Rhino heads.
Rhino butts.

Miles' wagon . . .

. . . which he LOVES. And Rachel hiding her baby belly in Ben's coat.

Look at the bison!
We were definitely the most interesting thing going on to the chimp. He's got to keep himself busy somehow, right?

cause and effect

Lyle also enjoyed this beautiful spring day. We went to the dog park, where he managed to find the one mud puddle to crawl through. He doesn't seem to understand that the mud leads directly to the bath.

A boy and his parents

We went to the botanical gardens this morning and hung out in the heat. The first picture shows that it was so warm that the camera lens steamed up.

Fun in the sun . . .

. . . or at least in the 75 degree weather in the botanical garden. Mac can't remember it ever being so warm.

Not long now

Twelve days and counting. Miles still doesn't know what's about to hit him.

sitting on a bench like a big boy

Here's when we knew it was time to leave

sleepy supper

Papa can't just let a sleeping Miles lie. He wants snuggling for as long as possible.

Guess who got himself a little red wagon

Mac looooooves to go around the neighborhood in his wagon.

Funny time to be posting these. . .

So, right now it's well over forty degrees, and all the snow is melting. Ben took these a couple of months ago during the biggest snowstorm of the winter.

Here's our house in winter.