Weekend in Pictures

It felt like I spent the entire weekend making and remaking lists of things to do in preparation for our upcoming visitors and vacation, but the pictures on my camera remind me that we did a few fun things, too- like an impromptu backyard picnic.

A trip to Wolf Park, where we got to learn all about and howl with the wolves.  It was neat seeing the wolves so close, especially with Leah and Adam's fascination with wolves thanks to "Peter and the Wolf", our current car listening story of choice.  We listened to it on the way there, and both kids had a great time "singing" along with the instruments.  Adam's "bom bom bom-bom BOMMMMM" rendition of the wolf horns was my favorite part.

Of course, the bleachers, rocks, and open fields were the best part of the park, and Leah and Adam had more fun racing around with the friends we met up with than noticing the wolves, foxes, and bison.  Typical, but it was a fun night for all of us. 

We've also experienced enough tornado weather to last the whole year, as far as I'm concerned.  The thunder and lightening, wind, hail, and sirens are enough to keep me on edge all day long, and I'm grateful for the fair weather that we've had the last few days.  We have a bunch of bunnies that tromp through our backyard daily that we all love- we call them our "Good morning bunnies" because they are always in the yard to greet us when come down for breakfast.  Last week we watched as a mother and her baby played chase, and were delighted when the baby found a perfect hiding place on the near side of the (fenced off because Jason's a party-pooper who won't share his lettuce) garden.  He tricked his mother into hopping right by!  I caught this picture during a storm last week- it make me so sad to see that tiny bunny stuck under the slide in the pouring down rain, but by the time I'd finished taking the picture, he had hopped off again.  

 Both of the kids have developed a sudden attachment to their blankies, and especially love being turned into super heroes, pirates, and ghosts.

And there was the usual family movie night- we watched Charlotte's Web after having recently finished reading it with Leah.  The animated version was adorable, and Leah did a good job of picking out the differences in storyline.  She still looked plenty sad when Charlotte died, though.  Such a great book.  We also had a late night on Sunday- after the kids woke up from their naps around 6:00, we played Memory, went on a walk, and played hide-and-seek in the backyard before we realized it was 9:00!  All in all, it was a regular, wonderful weekend.