Beautiful March

The month of March flew by.  We had numerous beautiful weather days.  One of Ford and Jake's favorite after school activities is going to a park for a picnic lunch and play.  We have pretty regular backyard picnics and occassional living room picnics (on bad weather days) as well.  One of our favorite parks "the school bus park" has a a great playground and very friendly ducks live on the other side of the creek.  We always make sure we have some bread to feed them.

On this visit to the park, we learned about a new animal, called a nutria.  It is basically a creek/river animal that is typically nocturnal.  There are a few information signs around the trail about them, but I never paid too much attention to them and actually thought they were similar to squirrels.  These things are huge - about the size of a beaver.  They actually look a lot like beavers, except they have a pointed tail.  I got a picture of one swimming, but there were actually 3.

We also saw a family of turtles, but by the time I got my camera out, only one was left on the log, the others got in the water.

Flying kites on a beautiful spring day! 

Jake and Mommy

Ford and Jake working on their model cars.  It was actually a kit that you make the cars with a mold and plaster, then let dry for about a day, then paint.  Jake wanted his car solid red, then he decided he wanted a stripe and his intial, so he got a little assistance on that.  Ford actually did the green and red paint, then he got a little assistance on some touch ups and his inital.  It is amazing how much more indepedent they are on crafts.

Working on puzzles and games.

We had a fun St. Patrick's Day theme playdate with friends.  We always attempt a group picture and usually get a few to actually look and smile :)

We took some outdoor pictures recently.  I just love these two silly boys!!