Monday, June 1, 2009

Book Sharing Monday!

Today we've got When Bunny Groes Up - a Little Golden Book

My mom gave this to James last year for his first Father's Day.






It's about a bunny trying to figure out what to be when he grows up. In the end he decides he wants to be a Daddy. It's really sweet. Aaawwwww

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Tomorrow is June 1st.

We had a pretty good day at the Zoo. The weather was absolutely perfect. I wish I could move somewhere that had today's weather every day.

Logan went with us, he was a good boy the whole day.

Ben didn't have a nap before the trip, not even in the car because he was so excited to go to the "ZOO!"! He got a little overly tired at the end of the trip, but we were there from 12-4, so it was a long day. Grandma Joan (James' mom) has bad hips and knees so we walked rreeealllly slow, but it was nice just to enjoy the day. We have a membership this year, and I think we have to go 3 times to make it worth it. This was our second time, we'll definietly be going at least a few more times this year. We're also going to hit up Binder Park Zoo and the Detroit Zoo at least once.
Ben loves to go, we all do. <--- Giant Termite Hill

We'll see how we feel about it in August. We'll probably spend a lot of time with the Penguins.

Ok. I'm rambling.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Lately

Not much to report lately,


Got a new sandbox for Ben, Ingrid came over and played one day


Leah and her family came to visit, Ben and Evan are just a couple months apart (Ben's 19 months and Evan is 15) so it was fun to have them together.



Ben is loving his new cat brother. Good thing or Charlie would be hitting the road, he's a little pain in my ass.





I picked up a couple new books to read,
The Likeness by Tana French that I've been waiting to come out in paperback


And Kristen (sister in law) let me borrow



Escape by Carolyn Jessop

I can't wait to read it.





Went out with the girllllllllllllls last night, so today was another recuperation day. I hate those. Drinking is stupid. But I had a good time. My hangover definitely wasn't as bad as it was last time. Thank God, I'm getting too old for that.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Almost forgot Book Sharing Monday!

Whew, made it just in time :) It's still Monday.

Today is Memorial Day, we stopped by a couple BBQs, it was a long day.. a good one though.




Today for Book Sharing Monday I'd like to share

Rosie's Walk
by Pat Hutchins

Monday, May 18, 2009

Photos!

Check out the photographer who took Benny's pictures yesterday!

http://purplefrogphotography.com

Check out her blog, she has a "sneak peek" of Ben's stuff up!

First Ever Book Sharing Monday!

Today I'm going to share

The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln by Mike Reiss (writer for The Simpsons)

I bought this one for Ben when he was really little, I don't know if he is old enough to appreciate it yet, but I think it's pretty awesome.

It's about a boy named Benjy that looks like Abe Lincoln. He gets made fun of a lot, and ends up going to a camp called The Camp For Kids Who Look Like Things. It's hilarious. There's even a kid who looks like "the back of a horse". Benjy learns to like the way he looks. It's a great book.


Sunday, May 17, 2009

Ooooh the weekend

Saturday we got a new kitten, I wasn't that into the idea, since Tuna just passed away last fall.. but now that we have him home I'm glad we did it. It's so fun to watch Ben and him play.
His name is Charlie, he's pretty cute.




And then...
I really like driving around to all the parks around town according to the A2 Parks site (Ann Arbor Parks & Recreation) there are 157 city parks. I'm even thinking of going down to city hall to purchase an official Map to mark off the ones that we've visited.

...


So today we found




There was a yellow dinosaur that lived there, it was a great park

Then we found



But I don't have any more pictures from there for some reason, so it must not have been that exciting.



Then





This was another great park. Huge play structure, and a tire swing!

It was a good day. Then James' car died. Ah well...