Wordless Wednesday

I.N.K. - Part 1

Gainesville, like Winston Salem, has a great children's museum. It's the Interactive Neighborhood for Kids. INK for short. I think we'll spend a good bit of time here over the next few years.

Here's the view as you walk in. It's a long, warehousey type building with exhibits on either side of the corridor.


They have fixed up an old plane, and the boys loved playing in it.



loading the luggage


Coleman seems a bit concerened that he's been asked to be the pilot.

They also have a great old fire engine. Andrew in particular is very into fire trucks these days, so this was a huge hit.

And they have trains! The boys are watching a huge model train set. There are buttons on the sides of the display that you can press to watch different things happen inside the glass.

Happy Birthday Brent!

Brent's birthday was July 31st this year. Well, it is every year. Anyway, we did some special things to celebrate him. We started out with a picnic lunch in his office. We stopped by Chick-fil-A and the Cookie Company. It was something else getting all of us and the food into the office without causing a major disturbance. I'm glad his birthday is on Saturday next year!

Here's Dr. Brent looking very excited to see us during the day.


I don't have an explanation for why this is sideways. The boys were very excited about the cookie cake!




That night, he ate off the red plate at supper. We ordered Outback Curbside, one of his favorites.

Brent didn't want to risk setting off the fire alarm at the office, so we didn't light the candles there. We waited until after supper and lit them at home and sang again.

Have I mentioned how difficult it is to get a good picture of all of us lately? This is a picture of Brent and his three sons. Andrew has the ultrasound pictures of the new baby, and Coleman is holding a pair of argyle socks. You know, like the TV show, "My Three Sons."

On Saturday, we got to have a family party for Brent. We haven't been able to do that since we've been married, so it was a fun day. For lunch, he wanted a muffaletta, pringles, and tossed salad.

For dessert, he ordered his traditional favorite strawberry cake with homemade ice cream.

opening gifts after lunch

The Library

One of our weekly activities is going to the library. A few weeks ago, the library hosted a pajama storytime. We dressed in our matching monkey pjs and headed off. Andrew thought it was pretty silly to go to the library in our pajamas and sandals after our bath!



Andrew listened very carefully to the first few stories. The librarian had prepared for a school aged audience, so you will notice that our blonde-headed monkey has wandered off in search of the puppet box.

I wasn't sure how Andrew would do since we haven't done many public storytime events. He was mesmorized and sat still just like the big boys and girls. Until he noticed Coleman was playing with Daddy. That was pretty much the end of pajama storytime.

This week when we went to check out books, Andrew got his very own library card! Here he is at home posing with his card and the two train books he chose to check out.

Good News!

Well, good news and bad news. Bad news - our computer will not download anymore pics from our digital camera. Or, I am not able to make it work anyway. Good news - we have a new computer coming this week! So we'll be back up and running as soon as it gets here. We'll catch up on Brent's birthday weekend, pics of the new baby, and some library fun. See you in a few days!

Movie Day

Here are a couple of videos from our days at the lake.

Andrew has become quite the swimmer this summer. We didn't get to take lessons before we moved, and won't be able to fit it in this year. But he has figured it out! On his own, he even started putting his face in the water and swimming that way. I think he'll love lessons next year.

It's A . . .

BOY!

Our ultrasound today went great. His little heart has all four chambers and that heartbeat sounded great. We got several great pictures and a DVD of him moving around. He was sucking his toes and thumb almost constantly. So sweet! I tried to scan in the picture, but am having technical difficulties, so I'll try again later.

Y'all know what a planner I am. A few weeks ago I saw two bedding sets at the Pottery Barn outlet that I just loved. One for a girl and one for a boy. I told Brent today that I'd have to take that girl set back. He asked if I had anything for a boy. I told him yes, and I love it too. He asked what it was, and I told him, "It's a circus." He said, "Well that's perfect." And I'm sure it will be!