The Wheels On The Bus

One of the first things I fell in love with when I was studying up on Indiana was the trolley that operates around downtown. This weekend, encouraged by our last adventure on a city bus, we decided to check it out. And it was mostly great! Turns out the trolley route operates with buses and trolleys, and we only got to ride on the bus. But it was still fun- we checked out the park, the fountain, and the bookstore before heading back home. Leah and Adam thought it was a great adventure, as they proved by their fantastically long afternoon naps. And, in stark contrast to last weekend, it was totally free! Somehow, I don't think the kids could tell any difference...
Speaking of money, Leah has started showing a little more interest in money. At the grocery store last week she started pointed out all of the price tags and little shelf advertisements and asked, "What are all of these numbers for?" So we had a little talk about money and the cost of food- she had no idea!

Earlier this week she sorted all of the money in her piggy bank into little piles, and told me she was going to save up a bunch of money so she could give it all away to our extended family. To her, that seemed like the best way she could use her pennies.

And one more Leah story, since I'm on a roll. Yesterday we were visiting with our neighbors, who had just gotten back from a fishing trip. They pulled out a cooler full of blue gills on ice, and Leah was fascinated. She was brave enough to touch the fish and even picked one up. She asked all about their gills, scales, and fins. Our neighbor told her about the whole fishing experience, including catching the fish with crickets, reeling them in on hooks and cleaning them before eating them.

Then Leah asked, "Are the fish hungry right now?"

After all that, she still didn't realize the fish were dead.... and I didn't have the heart to tell her. She must have thought she was so lucky to be able to touch a real fish without it swimming away!