Around Here

Alexander thinks he’s Encyclopedia Brown.  There’s always a mystery, an investigation, and a “now that’s solved!”

Numerous times a day, John Paul says, “ever a ________ talk?”  Fill the blank in with whatever random thing/object/person/animal that comes to mind.

He must have a mug of hot chocolate to start his day.  There’s always a manly ’stache to prove he’s had a mug.  If I don’t make it for him he’ll make his own, cold style with agua instead of milk.  He doesn’t say the word water, some Spanish has been instilled in him and he only says agua.  Even aguafall instead of waterfall.

Penellie is learning to crawl. She can just about get to all fours by herself and rocks.  I can set her on all fours and she’ll rock and rock.  As a result of much time spent rocking and some pool time, she’s exhausted and has been asleep since about 6:30.

Last week we took the boys to the Omaha Zoo, properly known as the Henry Doorly Zoo.

The gorillas were fascinating and this guy seemed to have taken quite an interest in the cute boys in the Boston hats.

We couldn’t leave the lions. John Paul “loves” the lions. They are his best friend. He can roar with them.

None of wanted to leave, but Penellie was the most vocal about it.  We drove 3 hours north and got there at 9am and didn’t leave until 5pm to drive 3 hours back home.  It was actually a great trip and the kids did very well.