Friday, July 31, 2009

Zoo on Friday

We went to the zoo this afternoon. This little guy wanted to see the tigers so we went there first.


The hobo look


Daddy with the kids

Try not to fall in, okay?


Oh look! Momma's over there. Wave to Momma.


The cow-nose ray exhibit was just too exciting.


The spider monkeys weren't outside, and the boys didn't want the other zoo visitors to be disappointed.


We trotted over to the Prehistoric Park to walk through "what Alberta would've looked like a gazillion years ago," see the dinosaurs, and climb all over hoodoos.


The boys with an ankylosaurus


Triceratops



The passing game is looking alright, but we really need to work on that wishbone!


Lots of climbing


and hiding




More climbing


Tight spots

On our way out, we spotted some ducklings with a momma duck walking along the path.


Some kids shared their feed with the boys.


The brave little ducklings would eat right out of the kids' hands, while their mom spat and nipped at the kids. The kids all laughed and gently petted the ducklings.

Great way to end the zoo trip!

Lost Tooth

Tooth #2 fell out on the way to the passport office.


Very exciting stuff!

Quote of the moment: "It's very hard to go frog-honking because you have to be quiet."
(Frog-honking requires sneaking up on a frog from behind and poking a stick at it's backside. The frog then croaks and leaps into the water. I believe we discovered this game at the president's pond at UTM.)

The Ambrose Discovery

Thursday afternoon we thought we'd take a walk behind Ambrose (the building there on the left) and see if we could get through to the street that runs north of us.




I'm pretty sure guys the stroller won't make it that way.


On the other side


It's a really big hill of dirt and gravel.




Up top





On the way home
We didn't make it to 17th Ave--no way through the fences--but we found a great place to climb and dig.

Baby Cheeks


Love those cheeks!


The astonished look.

She weighed in at 13# 4 oz. and 24 " long. Not bad for 8 weeks.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Tuesday's Triumphs

The tooth

The first to fall out. This was very exciting!


The hole


The boy


The thesis (This was exciting too.)


All 365 pages!

So proud of Daddy

GREAT WORK DADDY!

Our Favorite Near Spot

We ALL went wading Sunday afternoon.


Once again water in boots


The water dance?

My wellies and me (I tried to find flashier ones, but the choices were black or Barbie. Hmmm, tough one.)


Of course no adventure is complete without a stick.


This was a little deeper. . .




Whee haw! (That's for fun when stampede's over. Or maybe it's just because I'm southern, and that's what we say.)