We've Been Busy!

Too busy to post, I guess.  Let's catch up.  So, this past Friday we went to the zoo (again) with our friend, Noah (again).  The zoo seems to be a great place for the two boys to run around and get their energy out.  I didn't take a stroller this time, so Zach did some running, too.  Although, Murphy's law - he wanted to be carried a lot, too.

Here are the pics from the zoo:

now Zach holds hands with the big boys!!

checking out the reindeer

just saw the goats

spring made it to the zoo!

seriously?

the crazy monkey

Zach was able to play on the zoo playground for the first time!

checking out the bears

choo choo ride

Zach's first time on the zoo train!

doesn't look like he's "joying" it very much....

On Monday, we went to "DPW" Day in Melrose.  We did this last year, too, and it's a lot of fun.  The DPW parks tons of trucks, diggers, bobcats, etc. in the street and parking lot, and kids get to sit in all of them.  Gabe took a turn in almost EVERY truck (there were probably 40 of them).  Zach didn't want to sit in any of them, except for the garbage truck, dump truck, and ambulance.  After we had fun with the trucks, we played in the baseball field across the way, where they had tractors and games for the kids.  The boys LOVED it.

peeking out of the garbage truck

inside the DPW truck

mini loader

that would be Gabe in the giganto bulldozer

Gabe in the digger

digging in my digger

trying out my shovel

inside the ambulance - Gabe loved asking "questions"

inside the ambulance - I think Zach thought he had to act the part

how Zach saw most of the heavy machinery

garbage truck again - this was their favorite

Zachie's driving

I have no idea what he was doing in this shot (surrendering?)

Gabe driving the tractor

another tractor thing

popcorn break

"Nini and Poppa have one of these"  (said Gabe.  I don't think theirs is quite so big, though)

Gabe smelled out the popcorn stand

so did Zach

this was back in the ambulance

look at those cheeks!

playing with the big blow-up basketball hoop

here goes Zachie!   (he was actually just eating the ball's plug)

running

Gabe's trying to get the ball in the basket

Yesterday (Tuesday) Gabe had a field day at school.  Remember field days?  His school called it "Fun & Fitness."  So cute.  They did running games, dancing, yoga, and played with a parachute.  (You should have seen Gabe dancing.  Man, I feel so guilty for passing my dancing gene onto him.)

circle time - waiting for the next activity

sitting on my rug

there's my little love playing with the parachute

yoga time!

more yoga

that's Gabe's teacher, Miss Jill, on the left in the pink shirt

after the activities the kids ate Popsicles.  Zach got the last one!

Zach was so happy to see Gabe after watching him at field day that he hugged him as soon as he got to him

walking back into school to get ready to go home