Crowe's Nest Farm

It's been a few years, so we decided it was time for another visit to Crowe's Nest Farm.

A bunch of families from our church playgroup got together and walked the gardens and saw the animals.

 We saw ostriches

 A miniature mule (apparently they are very rare - the offspring of a miniature horse and a miniature donkey!)

 This handsome fellow - the majestic turkey...

And our favorite - a baby ostrich!

The Secret Garden

 Leah and I have been reading The Secret Garden together before bed.  She was inspired to make her own Lego creation after hearing about how they discovered the garden.

You can see Mary Lennox and Dickon in the picture above.

This one shows the door, covered by leaves and vines.

Pre Easter Company

My parents came up for a little Easter fun on Easter Saturday.

So we had an egg hunt (not sure where Peter was - he probably wouldn't stand still long enough for a picture)

They also brought a few fun science experiments to entertain the kids

Best use ever of Diet Coke

We also shot off some baking soda/vinegar rockets, but those are surprisingly hard to get on film.

Suffice it to say that fun was had by all!

Happy Birthday to Me!

I don't know how my brother managed it, but the amaryllis bulb he gave us for Christmas was in full bloom today for my birthday - and they were beautiful!

Eli can be gentle!

Those of you who know our Eli know that he is a rough and tumble, very physical boy.

What many people don't see, however, is how gentle he can be around babies or kids that are littler than he is or even with his siblings when they are sad.

And today we found another way to bring out his gentle side.

 We caught a little lizard in the backyard and Eli really wanted to hold him.

We told him he could hold it, but he would have to be very still so he wouldn't scare it.

I don't think I have ever seen that boy hold still for as long as he did today!