Recent Events

Now that trips and travels are through, we have been having some fun around here this January.  While I have not taken as many pictures as I should have, here are some fun times that we've had this last month.

When we got back from New Jersey, the boys and I were looking through all the pictures and Alan realized that he had missed out on a bit of fun when he had been asleep.  He insisted that we recreate the water bottle game and had a blast knocking them over.  (James liked to help with the knocking over too, much to Alan's dismay. :)

A very nice look :)

In other news, Alan started Sunbeams at church!  Can't believe he is such a big boy!

After one of our snowfalls.  Thankfully it has gotten warm enough between snows that it has melted (unlike our first winter here.)  Everyone except Alan likes the melting snow.  He was distraught when our snowman melted.

To celebrate Aunt Sarah's birthday we went with their family to the zoo!  You can't really see Mufasa here, but he is sleeping up there on Pride Rock.

Riding a cow

A zoo keeper's car that the kids could play on.

The gorillas were the biggest hit.  They were hilarious!

After the zoo we celebrated and had a delicious dinner with Michael, Sarah, and Micah.

Alan was so excited about the hats and was thrilled to bring them home.  James... not so much. :) 

Happy birthday Sarah!

On Martin Luther King Day, we went up to Lowell to see the mills etc.  Scott had the day off and the museums were free that day.

Alan was an intent weaver.  For one string.  Then he told me I could finish the rest. :)

And James had fun running around or more like running away.  He is at this stage now.  Yay.

A more sophisticated weaving machine that Alan learned how to work.

The looms themselves

Alan took this picture.  It was hilarious.  He would take a picture (pointed way too low- you could tell) and then look at it and say.... oh.  that is not a good picture.  He finally got this shot.  It was a very fun family day together.