playground by the stables

after the pony ride we went over to the playground next to the stables so the boys could run out some energy before lunch with Daddy and grocery shopping.

i was surprised Zeke could get over to the second monkey bar, then he screamed for me. he's never tried this before.



OCD about putting all the pine needles through the holes.



got down from the slide, then cheered, "yey!" and clapped.

showing Mommy where the slides are

jogging over



he went down this steep slide without me even knowing til he was already sliding.


telling me how it hurt his belly. you can hear his belly squeaking all the way down the slide since he always goes down backwards.

breaking into a run



climbing in to launch into space



Ian's turn

he looks like he's into mischief, doesn't he?




trying another set of monkey bars. he could get over to the second monkey ring, then back to the platform.


Ian in space

trying it again


the boys liked to pretend that little projection at the end of the slide was a horse.

confused about all the rocks on the stairs

pony ride

for our moms meetup this week, we went to some horse stables for pony rides. the boys were so excited about it; Ian even cried when the guy took him off! he just kept saying "horsey, horsey!"

photo collage

the sign Julie made for our wedding reception five years ago.
click the photo to see it larger, so you can see all the photos well.

breakfast with Jonathan & Julie at Cracker Barrel

Jonathan and Julie stopped by at the "Hotel Harris" on their way to a camping weekend for Jonathan's birthday. we got to visit with them thursday night and have breakfast at Cracker Barrel the next morning on Jonathan's exact birthday before they had to get on the road again. all-in-all, it was a most enjoyable time together with my brother and his family! we loved having them for even as short a time as it was :D

Rosemary and Ezekiel
Ian

Benjamin and Rosemary



Jonathan and Julie

Joel and Liz

trying, trying to cut up that biscuit! so determined.


sweet sister and brother pic




no, we're not Georgia Bulldog fans, despite how it looks.



they almost look like they know how to play

look at that game face on Rosemary


bowled-over hug :D

Ian's progress

Ian's up to three word sentences now, it's so great! he's currently yelling, "help me, Zeke!" over and over. he's trying to get down from his booster seat in the dining room. so cute!

car seat we want for Zeke

it's on the TargetLists wish list. we're hoping it goes on sale. the salesperson said you can sometimes get $10-20 off on sale.

"asleep"

cup holder test