Birds by Aidan

Black-capped Chickadee

Dark-eyed Junco

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Date night!

Indoor rock climbing

On Easter Friday after the Good Friday service, 

we all went indoor rock climbing (too bad I forgot my camera). 

Some enjoyed it more than others, 

but at least everyone seemed to have a fun time together and to climb several walls with decent success.

Figure 8 knot... I'm not sure. 

However, someone was obviously listening to the instructor and remember that safety is paramount!

All set! 

Hard work climbing the "wall" :)

Almost there!

(sorry about the head decapitation... )

The imagination of a child is spectacular!!!

'He's a "mussel" man'

Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought a toddler would enjoy these. 

He insisted upon sitting with Granddad (who he hadn't even seen for 4 mths.).

What a pro - selecting, cracking, ripping, dipping, and swallowing (pretty sure he didn't even chew once).

If you ask him - Mmmmmmmmm!!!!

(If you ask me - gross)

My little monkey with his monkey

At least he tried

Luke was a good sport to take a few pictures of Patrick and me.

His 1st pic was just fine, 

but honestly, I was hoping for one more close up.

I started to show him how to use the zoom, but quickly realized it was a bit too tricky for him.

So I zoomed in and passed the camera back to him for a few more shots.

He tried 3x and declared, "I just can't find you!

Not too bad.

LOL

Ummmm, still not quite was I was envisioning.

Nevermind, the 1st close-up was really quite good considering!

THANK YOU, Luke!!!

Self-portrait

♥

Hiking to the 2nd lake

Today, Patrick wore Asher on the front, since he was a bit whiny on our last hike.

Based on his personality, 

(he loves sleeping in "Mommy's bed", and regularly checks to make sure Mommy is right beside him and facing his direction... touches my face with his hands and lips, puts his little arm around my neck....)

I suspected his would be far more content this way, and he was :)

Patrick and his 2 little boys.

Beautiful!

Luke is getting so BIG!

Our final destination.

Sean exploring a bit around the "other" side of the lake.

All of my men headed towards home.

(I promise they are all in this pic;)

Talk about strong... Aidan sunk the knife into this tree up to the hilt.

If you look carefully, you can see the countless logs that have been laid across the path, creating almost a bridge on which to walk and a much firmer surface for the 4-wheelers (the ground is super soft here).

What a great reminder that if we persist and accomplish just a little bit every day, it adds up to a LOT over time. 

Drew just cresting the hill.

Almost home.

Patrick took Asher out of the carrier to walk the rest of the way home.

Didn't quite work out as planned... 

he promptly discovered a stick and began pounding on a stump. 

Change of plans:

Pick up Asher WITH his stick and carry him home :)_____________________________________________________________

Last post I asked if anyone knew where Aidan and Luke were sitting...

A deer blind!

And 1st class if I might add... with carpeted walls and captain seats!

Hiking to the 3rd lake

What a great Daddy -

wearing Asher while still providing Luke with some assistance.

Passing by the 1st lake.

Can anyone guess what this is?

A hint:

And one thought only in the South.

(my camera battery's died at this point, so the answer to follow in the next post)

The letter "V" is for...

Visitors

Prickly,

Furry,

and feathered.

Imagine our surprise when we finally went to see "the big bird, the really BIG bird" that Luke told us was in the backyard.

View

Facing inland,

and facing the sea.

"Toddler" egg hunt

Just look at that expression - this is serious business!

1st egg :)

Hey, maybe there are more over there.

Found another one. 

Just look at all my eggs!

WTG, big boy!

Yum, yum

Easter Scavenger Hunt 2013

The boys made sure to request that we continue our tradition

(even in Canada ;)

Locations selected and eggs hidden.

Daddy explains the rules:

. 1 egg hidden for each boy at each location

. decipher the clue and find the egg

. return to Daddy for the next clue

All set!

GO!!! 

Look at them go... all of them!

Luke preferred BLUE eggs if they were to be found :)

Even though we later hosted a toddler egg hunt for Asher, 

Sean was such a good big brother to haul Asher around and let him collect his eggs.

 Found one.

 What a good little helper :)