Thursday already??

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Wyatt asked what tomorrow was and I said "Wednesday.......no.........it's Thursday....no, no.....tomorrow is Friday!" I can't believe I was that far off.

On Monday we were "kicked out" of the house at 9 am. Lincoln had a call and needed the house quiet. The kids and I walked to the lake. We found lots of turtles, and watched the geese fly over the water. I took tons of pictures. I have been in a photography rut. Winter does it to me every year, and then then spring comes and gets me right out of it. I had so much fun! I brought two pears and used them to get the kids to hold still. I told them if they stood up, I would eat their pear. =)



We walked around the lake to the playground, and later to McDonalds. We took our own sweet time going home. While we were standing on a bridge, Wyatt dropped a "crucial" part of his ninja turtle happy meal toy into the water. It was truly an accident, and he was very concerned. He looked at me in anguish after I told him we would have to leave it. He was very grown up about the whole situation. A year ago I think he might of died, but not until after cursing the bridge, the river, and the ninja turtle. We started to leave....then I decided to try to get it out. I waited for it to move....it was floating right in the center of the water. SLOWLY it moved closer to the side. I found a large stick, and tried to move it closer to the edge. As soon as the stick touched it....it sank. It looked like I could reach it, so climbed I down under the bridge. (After I buckled Talia in the stroller!!!!!!) I had to balance on my knees on a very wobbly rock, but I got it. Yesterday we passed that bridge, and I asked Wyatt if it looked familiar. He said, "That is were I dropped my toy, and you sat on a wobbly rock to get it. I was worried you were going to fall in. Next time why don't you wear your swimming suit."

On Tuesday, Lincoln had to be on the same call. I met my friend Karen (who is also a photographer in this area) and her two children at Elioak Farm. It's a petting zoo. We had such a fun time together. It is fun to hang out with someone that hates full sun for the same reason that I do. Horrible shadows. We had a great time photographing our kids anyway. Then we went to lunch at Eggspectations. Talia was a little restless, but we had a nice time.




Wednesday, Lincoln had to be on the same call. (GRRRR!) It was pouring rain outside, and he didn't have the heart to make us leave. I wish we would have. It so hard to keep them quiet. We went into the basement, we watched movies, and had a picnic in the family room. I didn't accomplish a thing that day, because I was constantly trying to keep them quiet, and Natalia is just noisy by nature.

Shhhhh! Shhhhh! Remember Daddy's on the phone. If you are quiet, we will go to Chuck E Cheese.

We did go to Chuck E Cheese. They had a wonderful time!