Hiking at Lake Maria

Earlier this spring Todd took the boys to Lake Maria state park to watch a demo on making syrup. A lot of the park was closed due to high water but he thought it would be a great place to check out.
So on a nice warm day we headed to Lake Maria. One of the main reasons we wanted to go was to look at their camper cabin and campsites. The whole park was open when we got there, so we started hiking. We had never really done anything like that before so it was very interesting! It was beautiful walking through the woods. You will see some pictures of a woodpecker that was right above us and a very cute inch worm that was walking by as we were eating our snack. When we saw the sign for turtle crossing Wyatt said, "Now there's something you don't see every day!".
Also, there is a picture of the boys poking around in a pond which when we asked what was all over the pond Jaxon declared,"Algae." Where do they learn this stuff? The campsites and camper cabin were wonderful, I hope we will be able to stay at the park some night this summer!

Last day of school

6/4/09 Wyatt's last day of school! It was a beautiful day, weather was great which is very rare this year. After he got off the bus we headed to Beebe Lake beach for the afternoon and then to baseball. I think Wyatt will miss school since he does really enjoy it, but I am very happy to have him home with me where he belongs!

Memorial Day

5/25/09 Here a just a few pics from Memorial Day up at the cabin. Nothing to exciting just hanging out with family. One of the pictures is of Wyatt, Jaxon and Abby. Abby is my cousin Jennifer's baby. The boys just love her and want to hold her all the time. I also will post a picture of Todd in a typical pose at the cabin!

Jaxon's big day!

5/22/09 I think Jaxon felt a few inches taller today as he graduated from preschool. He has done really well in preschool. At his first conference in early winter we were told that he already knows everything he is supposed to for the whole year. They must have kept him busy somehow because he still loved going to school. Jaxon's only complaint was cutting. He said he didn't want to practice cutting any more becaus he already knew how! Congratualations Jaxon! We are very proud of you!

Como Zoo

5/13/09 This was our official last trip to Como Zoo with the preschool. Very sad! This was my fourth trip with the preschool and now those days will be over. Jaxon had a great time, spending most of trip with his good friend Carter. Believe it or not we did actually look at some animals, I just didn't take any pictures of that. Jaxon took his first ride on a roller coaster, needless to said he was not crazy about it!