Fun stuff

So from my last post, you might've gotten the impression that I'm just lying around the house, eating huge meals, getting spoiled, and waiting for this baby to be born. While some days I wish that were true, it's not. Here's some of the other fun stuff we've been up to.

Strawberry picking

I guess you could say this has become an annual tradition with my friends--to head out to the strawberry fields and do some picking while the picking is good. It's such a fun experience for the kids and we head home with some DELICIOUS berries.

I think Brandon could've grown up as a farm boy.
Or at least for a day. He went to work and just
kept on picking until his basket was full.

The boys' favorite part? The cart ride
from the stand out to the fields. Hang on!

W did pretty good at picking, too.
She only picked the ripest berries.

But her attention span is much shorter,
so I actually had to get down in the
trenches and pick a few myself.

Visit to the zoo...I mean the Natural Science Center

We'd been planning a get-together with our cousins from across the state for a few weeks now. We decided to meet up at the zoo. Just our luck, the zoo (which has a big marketing campaign about being open every day except Christmas) had a water main break and they were CLOSED. Are you kidding me? We switched to plan B and visited the Natural Science Center instead. The kids had a great time and it has its own little zoo anyway.

Mason loved the petting zoo.

Actually, all of the kids did.
(I don't think that's the part of the horse I
would choose to pet...but sometimes you
gotta take what you can reach, huh?)

One of the tigers was hanging out RIGHT by the
viewing window. The kids thought it was awesome.
Brandon especially loved being able to see his
teeth REAL close up.

Whit and Avery were so cute together.
I loved to see them walking down the
trails holding hands.

It was a pretty hot day and
these fountains were a hit, too.

I'm so glad that we have at least a few family members within a day's drive.

Baseball

Brandon has started baseball season up again. I made him skip soccer so that Whit could do her ballet and he's been itching to start a new sport.

I know I am completely biased, but
is this a handsome kid or what?

He ended up on a team with a couple of good
friends and several other kids that he knows,
so he's having a good time. They had their
first game last night.

Brandon did well batting. He got on base every time.
He could use a little more practice in the field.
That takes a lot of patience, which I think he's
still working on developing.

Here he is playing every baseball player's favorite
position--right field. Woo hoo!