A Marked Woman or Adventures with a Water Gun

"I'm gonna get you momma."

"Come over here momma."

"Gotcha!"

Wild & Wacky Animals

I took Jack to a small petting farm yesterday. He enjoyed feeding the camel carrots and apples. The poor donkey didn't get as many treats.

The owner got up close and personal with the camel.

Jack was so brave.

Although he actually preferred the chickens.

The place also had pigeons and fainting goats.

And I think this is a South African raccoon.

And Jack was brave enough to go on the trampoline. What a big boy!

Mother's Day Party

Jack and I attended a preschool Mother's Day program last week. We made several special Mother's Day gifts. These picures are taken with my video camera, not the best quality but they will have to do for now as I look into buying a new digital camera.

These lovely gifts were sent to someone very special, Jack's birth mom. Even though Jack enjoyed making crafts, the thing he looked forward to the most was eating the treat at the end. As soon as we arrived, he asked, "Where's treat?" A boy after my own stomach.

#101 Reason Why It Will Be Hard to Get Jack Back in the House This Summer

Guess who now has a swingset in his backyard?

A big thanks to my mom and dad who brought their truck and helped us dismantle, haul and then put the swingset back together.

Even Jack helped.

Mom tried to supervise the boys.

Then Mike tried to keep Jack preoccupied until his "playground" was ready.

Then, Jack gave it a go.

Getting ready for the 20-something Olympic gymnastics.

Thanks Grandpa and Grandma!

Outside Fun

We are enjoying the beautiful weather while it lasts. It looks like rainy days are headed our way just in time for the weekend. That would be two weekends in a row and that really bums me out.

We had fun riding tricycles and chasing each other tonight.

This is our dog, Molly. She is a gentle girl. I need to book her a grooming appointment. She looks like a mini Shaggy D.A. dog.

Wrestlemania

Somebody sure loves to tussle around here. Jack looks forward to wrestling with daddy at night. Of course, I remember what my mom used to say, "It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt." I'm turning into my mother!

Jack tortured Mike with a lollipop tonight. I'm reminded of the Robin Hood movie with Kevin Coster, when Alan Rickman's character says, "Use a spoon. It will hurt more." Well, Jack didn't use a spoon but did jab Mike in the eye with a lollipop.

I feel like the ER personnel, on stand-by in case someone really does get hurt.

Fun at the Park

We are fortunate to live close to a nice park with lots of slides, swings and other fun things to do. Although the day started a little chilly, the afternoon was beautiful so Jack and I decided to go to the park.

He especially loved the slides and kept saying, "You can't catch me!"

Oh, really?

Got you!

The park has two walkways built over a tiny creek. I guess Jack thought he was going to fall through the boards (perfectly safe), so he took a while to walk over them tonight.

Too cute! He's getting so big.

Prepping for EB

We attended the city's Donuts with the Easter Bunny event today. This is as close as we came to the big girl bunny. (Notice the bow on her ear.)

We cut out and colored an Easter egg.

Then we made an Easter bunny bucket.

I admit. I pretty much completed Jack's bucket and he was happy with this arrangement. If I had let Jack to his own whims, who knows what his bucket would have looked like - maybe this? A very artistic bucket by a cute girl we sat next to. We all loved Callie's bucket.

Then we went Easter egg hunting.

Donuts came towards the end but Jack wasn't very impressed. He wanted the rest of his Easter egg stash.

So, guess who finished the donut? Can't say, but jogging was a little rough tonight.

All Aboard!

We went to the city's train show today. They had several models on display.

It was hard to tear Jack away from the display trains, but he had a blast in a room where kids could play with trains.

And ride one.

You had to press down on a pedal in order to move the train. I demonstrated by using my hand to push Jack's foot down. But, instead of just using his foot, he used his hand too. Cute.

Jack made new friends with one of my graduate school friends and her boy.

Even though the weather is yucky here (bring back the sun!), we've had a wonderful morning.

Choo choo!