Back to feed the nice ducks

It was my turn to help feed the ducks this time.

Dave making sure that Daddy and Hallie dog see the ducks.
Hallie got a little too close for the ducks liking and they all flew away splashing us with water. Dave didn't seem to mind though.

Kids Castle

We decided to check out the kids castle in Doylestown. It's a eight storie playground divided up into sections by age. Dave's section was mostly a sand pit with a few slides. He wasn't too impressed and said that he liked the playground in Hilltown better. Which is good for us because it's a lot closer than Doylestown. He went down the slide a few times and pretended that he was an astronaut. Chris was the alien. It was a pretty much of a short trip. There wasn't enough to do to make him want to stay for a long time.

A family hike at Peace Valley Park

Everyone was looking to get out of the house today due to the overcast weather yesterday. I suggested that we go to Peace Valley Park for a hike on the nature trail. Once we got there we first went to the bird blind and watched the birds. (Dave did pretty good about being quiet butstill needs a little work on that. We only stayed until some serious bird watchers joined us.) Then we went into the nature center to see the stuffed animals. Dave thought it was neat to be able to touch a real fox. There were also mystery boxes with things to feel and guess. Dave did cheat a little bit by lifting the lid and looking inside beforesticking his hand in the hole to feel it. Then it was off to the mini loop to do some hiking. Chris and I both thought that was all Dave would be able to walk. We first came across a small pond where there were tons of little baby turtles. Dave was in heaven! Turtles are his favorite animal if you couldn't tell that from our other entries. Here's a picture of one of the mommy turtles sitting on a log.

We walked the whole mini loop and Dave asked what was next. We decided to hike another trail and another trail and another trail.

We saw some birds, squirrels, butterflies, bugs, and deer tracks. We even saw a mommy deer and her baby taking a walk!!

Dave was our wonderful tour guide! He looks a little sad to be heading back the trail to get to the car.

Wordless Wednesday

Watermelon picking

Every Monday that Chris and I are at work, Dave spends the day with his grandparents. Beegee (Chris's mom), Pies(Chris's dad) Wo(Chris's sister..her real name is Noel) and Munc(Chris's brother...his real name is Mike) all take turns helping to take care of him. Beegee and Wo are trying to grow fruit and vegetables this summer in their garden. In this picture Dave is holding a small pea-sized watermelon. It was trying to grow, but Dave decided to pick it yesterday thinking that it was perfectly ripe. He looks so proud of himself doesn't he?! The funny part to this story is that my Dad who Dave calls Pop did the same exact thing to his Dad when he was about Dave's age. It must have been in his genes to pick that very first tiny watermelon to come on the vine!

Coloring fun

Dave deciding which coloring book is best to use tonight.

Dave doing a good job coloring a cat!

And the finished product. Looks pretty good don't you think?

Sprinkler fun

Today was a really hot day. We tried to beat the heat by running through the sprinklers that Dave got for his birthday this year. Dave wasn't sure what to think at first, but by the end he was having a ball. We all were having great fun. Surprisingly, even Hallie our dog joined in on the fun.

Daddy showing Dave that it's fun!

Dave showing Mommy how to run in the sprinkler. He thought that he had to hold my hand all the time so that I wouldn't fall in the wet grass.

Hallie dog enjoying the cool water too! She was a little noisy at first and barked constantly until she understood how well it cooled her off. Then she liked it except when it got her in the face.

If you look closely to the right hand side Hallie looks like she laughing at us running through the sprinkler.