Ducks in a Row, February 23

Trucks, cars, motorcycles. Wooden, metal, plastic. Vehicles that make noise, vehicles that take off when pushed, vehicles that are big enough to ride on. We've got that. Something for any occasion. In a house with two boys we are not hurting for toy vehicles. The last few days the random collection of smallish hand held cars and trucks have been Liam's favorite pastime. He doesn't really race them or roll them all over the house. His favorite game is parking lot. He loves nothing more than to get all his toy cars lined up in a row. Perfectly neat and orderly. He just about throws a fit if Connor tries to remove a car from the lot. I took this picture once the boys had gone upstairs for a nap. Wouldn't want to accidentally bump one with Liam around to catch me :)...

Sunday in the Park, February 8

Another nice day, two in a row. I'm scared to go back to real winter at this point. We ventured to Slater Park today to enjoy some of the 'tropical' 50 degree weather. I even opened the windows in the house for half an hour to let some of the fresh, albeit cool, air in.

The boys were beside themselves. Running from animal pen to animal pen, toy to toy, like each was a long lost friend. Some of the toys were still piled in the corner of the play yard waiting for the rest of the snow to melt. Creature of habit that he is, Liam was a little disappointed that things weren't as they are supposed to be. He wasn't disappointed for too long, though. He caught sight of a brand new digger truck and went to work. He plowed some of the snow off the play area and used the dump truck for disposal. Bob the Builder would be proud! Connor on the other hand didn't let the pile of toys deter him in the least. My little acrobat just tried to climb right in despite the mess.