Random Pictures From The Past Few Weeks

Here are some random shots:

this expression always cracks me up

lovey!

A Hike In The Lincoln Woods

This past Sunday, we took the boys for a hike in the woods in Lincoln.  Gabe loved it; Zach had to be encouraged, as he often wanted to be carried.  Do they make youth Bjorns - he'd love one!

One of the highlights of the hike was looking for the path markers on the trees - it was like following a treasure hunt.  Another highlight was stumbling upon a couple of snakes slithering in the leaves.  The boys got a pretty big kick out of Mama's screaming at the snake.  For Zach, the biggest highlight was checking out the train tracks near the parking lot and getting to actually touch a real train track with his little finger.

snack time

picking out some walking sticks

"I see the marker!"

one of the snakes!

a nearby farm

the train tracks!

All About Zach

It's Zach turn at school to make a "poster" about himself.  Remember this project--the one that I thought we needed to make into an actual poster?  Argh!  Zach and I put his project together yesterday.  He had a lot of fun making it and kept giving me hugs.  Sweet boy!

Zach's three wishes are: to be Batman, to be a train, and to be an Angry Bird.  When he grows up, he wants to be Batman.  Here are some pictures:

notice the picture of the potty in "Things I Don't Like"

more of the "Things I Like":  babies, trains, ice cream, eggs (?), carrots (?)...

Gabe's Building With Legos!

We're thrilled that Gabe's taken to Legos.  During quiet time last week, he made different houses with the Legos.  We referred to him as "architect Gabe".  He said that when he gets bigger, he wants to build a movie theater.  Here are some of his creations:

Henry wanted you to get a sense of the scale of these houses

here's my latest masterpiece

Plum Island in April

We took the boys to Plum Island the other day.  We intended to take them on a hiking trail but never made it there, as they wanted to play on the beach.  It was a perfect morning, and the boys pretty much ran the entire length of the beach.

pointing to some "ducks"

snack time

taunting the waves

chasing after a police vehicle

The Thompson Cousins

We drove down to Connecticut this past weekend to see Baby Drew & Cousin Cody.  We had a great time!  Alanna and the boys are coming up for a spontaneous visit this weekend, and when I told the boys, Zach gasped and said, "Mom, you are the best; I love you!"  And then he hugged me hard.  We love our cousins!

Baby Cody!

Best. Baby. Ever.

he was coming down with a cold and still the happiest little guy

watching my little cousin sleep

close-up of my happy face, watching my cousin

pushing my new scooter 

Gabe's turn on the scooter

my turn!

playing my guitar in time with the Ipad music

Gabe sitting in Drew's tee pee (made by Gemma, the au pair!)

playing on the bay window

Cody slept through all of the frenzied playing

big cousin, holding his baby cousin

Zachie's holding a baby, too!

three little boys eating dinner

"cheese!"

three little boys watching the Ipad

lovey!