The Crew Family

New picture albums

Check out the long overdue picture albums to the right. I added Zoo Fun, More Summer Fun, and First Soccer Practice. Stories to accompany pictures will have to come in a later post since sitting at the computer to type only comes in short spurts!

Parky's Ark

We found a cool new free park the other day called Parky's Ark. It's considered a wet park with lots of fountains and animals that shoot water. Check out Jack standing on the snake's head.

This rainbow sprinkler is over in the preschool area. This was Aerin's favorite.

 

This a closer shot of the centerpiece of the play area, the Ark, that has many animals on board that shoot water.

 

The Ark has a water slide inside of it and here you see Aerin coming out. She went down several times but Jack only went once, by accident!

 

This looks like a cute picture of the kids playing nicely but Jack is really thinking, "Lean a little
closer, Aerin, the water doesn't go any higher, really!"

Random Happenings

We introduced the kids to Smores last week. Figuring they love all the ingredients seperately, we thought it would be a hit. The reception was luke warm. Aerin took one bite and said, "No, I just want the plain cracker. This one is too messy." Jack, was also unsure but on the other hand enjoyed the messiness.  He ate all of his after stringing out all of the marshmallow with his fingers. Then he turns to me and says, " Mommy, you lick my fingers?"

Aerin found the stepstool in front of the water fountain at church last week which was quite amusing and went something like this: Step up to the top step, lean all the way in with face right in front of water spout, push big button in all the way with both hands. Shoot water into side of head. Step back. Look confused. Say aloud, "Let's try this again." Lean in, put face right in front, push button spray face. Step back , look confused. Lean in....... you get the picture. We had to finally stop her though she was very determined to figure it out herself and very serious nonetheless. It was quite funny to watch.

Tonight I was in the grocery store and I had both kids with me. We bought a multipack of sugar free popsicles that had regular popsicles, fudgesicles and creamsicles. The kids were studying the box trying to figure out which one they wanted to eat later. Being our resident chocoholic, Jack looks at the box and says, "I want black." He still gets some of his colors mixed up so I explain to him that a fudgesicle is not black but brown. So we later get to the checkout and the kids pick up the conversation about the popsicles again, except they were now not holding the box and did not say the word popsicle. Jack proceeds to say, "Mommy, you be black and I be red." I try to explain the color thing again but Aerin very loudly says, "No I want to be black! I said I want to be black!" The cashier and several people around us look. To which I again explain that fudgesicles are brown not black and that now we are now not having them any time soon!