Trip to the Zoo

Today we went to the zoo. Daddy and Mommy learned a few things today. First we should not go to the zoo in the afternoon because a lot of the animals are not out. Second we should not let Nathan ride the carousal first because he does not want to get off then when he does he is ready to go home. Donald rode 68 miles today with a group he has been riding with on Saturdays and they rode to Conway and back and then we went to the zoo. When we got there Nathan said he wanted to ride the horse so of course we said yes. He rode it had a good time but did not want to stop riding it and get off. So Donald had to drag him off with him crying. Then Nathan was not happy and said he was ready to go home. So I told him no we were going to go see some animals. He whined a little bit but did get better. He loves to see the fish and feed them, so he got to do that. I do think it was a little hotter than they said it was going to be. But over all we had a good time but like I said before we did learn some things from this visit. I did take a few pictures of course. Then tonight Daddy's cousin, John, came over and Daddy grilled out some burgers and we all had a nice visit. So we have had a very nice day. I hope everyone has a great week.

Nathan's new bed

Nathan got a new bed. Yes, he did just get out of his toddler bed. The mattress was 52 inches long and he is just 48 so he had a few to go. We went ahead and bought a twin bed with two drawers under the bed. We also bought a 5 drawer chest to match. He really seems to like it and now we don't have to buy him another bed. I told Donald he can sleep in this bed until he moves out of the house. I did take a few pictures of him on his new bed.

He went to see Dora live and his teachers said everyone had a great time. I told him Dora was going to be on the stage and he kept saying he wanted to go on the stage. They did get to ride the little bus to the show. I think that is what Nathan liked the best, he likes to ride on the bus. Of course he likes to just ride he has always like riding in the car. One of his teachers said they did a song about numbers and she watched Nathan and he stood up and got real excited, because we all know he loves numbers. I guess that is it for now I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Happy Independence Day

Happy Independence Day to everyone. I hope everyone has a great day. We went to the Splash Zone yesterday and we are planning on going today. We plan on going to watch fireworks at the Base tonight. They have fireworks and stuff in Sherwood and other towns but they are so crowded. The base is crowded also but not near as bad since not everyone can get on the base so that is why we like going there. Also the place in right by a big play ground so Nathan likes playing. We did get some roof damage from the hail storm so we have to call the Insurance company tomorrow and have some one come out. I guess that is it for now I just wanted to say Happy Independence Day to everyone. I hope everyone has a great week. I also posted a picture of Nathan giving Mommy a kiss.

I just thought I would post what happened yesterday and last night. We did go to the Splash Zone yesterday and stayed for about three hours. Nathan was having so much fun playing in the water. We came home got showers and then we went over to our neighbor's house for a fish cook out. It was good fried fish and fries and good food and home made ice cream. It was good and we had a good time. Then we went to the base to watch the fireworks. When the fireworks started Nathan put his fingers in his ears. After about 5 minutes he said he was ready to go home. I just told him we had to wait until the fireworks were over. He kept his fingers in his ears the whold time. After they were over and we were walking to the car I asked him if he liked the fireworks and he told me they were loud. But we did have fun and the weather was not bad at all. I took a few pictures of Nathan last night. We set up out chairs right by the play ground. So Nathan could play before the fireworks. We also bought a new video camera and it has a fireworks setting so Donald recorded the fireworks and we watched it last night on TV and it was pretty neat. It just looked like watching one of the fireworks shows on TV.

The Wild Hailstorm

Yesterday afternoon was interesting. They were saying on the weather that we were under a severe thunderstorm watch. Around 5 or so the storm hit, it was a hail storm and the wind was blowing. The hail was hitting the windows and it was so loud. Nathan did not like the storm too much and kept asking us to turn it off. It came fast and did not last long. We took a few pictures of the hail. It was just wild and crazy. So that was our excitement for the night. Nathan is out of school on Friday and Donald is also off. So off the The Splash Zone we will go. We will probably go on Saturday also and then maybe go to the fireworks on the base.