Bike Gear

I'm not really into taking pictures of Nate just to embarass him one day in front of his girlfriends, but I couldn't resist this one. Nate loves to dress up in Scott's bike gear...

Update: Frog or Toad?

My mom told me today that it is definitely a toad. So Jane Ellis and I were right. My mom also reminded me that 3 out of the 4 adults should have recognized it immediately because we (me, JE, and Robbie) all attended SOLAR Day (Student Outdoor Learning Activity Retreat - I think that's it) twice in 3rd and 6th grades. It was held on the farm where I grew up and I'm sure either my mom or dad gave the frog vs. toad speech, so I really have no excuses!

Frog or Toad?

The Griggs family came over to celebrate Memorial Day. Charlie found a frog or toad in our backyard. Being the "outdoorsy" girls that we are, Jane Ellis and I both voted toad. Heck, I should know with my family background.

Peter, Charlie, and Nate had a blast watching the toad jump up and down in the bucket. They all squealed with delight.

So what do you think Wayne and Debbie Corse? It is a toad???

Grant's Farm

Another trip to Grant's Farm on Sunday afternoon...we bought a season pass and we love the place, so I'm sure many more blogs to come about our visits there. I mean, if you are the parent of a 2-year old, you really can't pass it up. Nate loves the train ride to see the buffaloes and the longhorns...not to mention they have bald eagles and elephants too. And for the parents...2 free beers of anything that Anheuser-Busch brews! You just can't beat that deal.

Here is Nate under one of the old beer carriages. If you look really close, you can see that he is wearing a Johnny Cash t-shirt that Scott brought him from Austin. He thinks he is so cool when he wears it and says, "Mom, this is a cool dude shirt!"


Surrounding the Biergarten are the carriage houses and the pony stalls. This is Nate's favorite...Dolly. Couldn't get Dolly to look at me for a picture.

BBQ at 7406

Aren't they precious???? The Peach family joined us for a BBQ on Saturday afternoon. Megan and Nate play well together and Avery is very good at humoring the 2-year olds!

The kids played t-ball in the backyard and Nate & Megan has lots of fun chasing the balls hit by Avery. We are so lucky that another generation of the Peach and Boyle families get to be friends!

Geese in Forest Park

Scott, Nate, and I went to Forest Park on Saturday for a picnic. Scott & Nate spotted these geese and goslings a few weeks ago, and we saw them again in the same spot. It was neat for Nate to see that the goslings were getting bigger and losing their baby feathers.

Dandelions

Nate and I had such a great morning. We met the Griggs family at Cooper Ella for breakfast. For those of you that don't know - Cooper Ella is a kid/parent friendly coffee shop in Maplewood and is the best business idea I've seen in many years...

Since it was a nice day, Nate and I strolled to Cooper Ella and on the way back, we stopped at the park and picked dandelions. It is one of Nate's favorite activities these days. Here is he showing off all the dandelions, even the one behind his ear...gotta love it.

We hope everyone has a relaxing and safe Memorial Day weekend!