"2-Buck Tuesday" at the Zoo

We went to the zoo today and Grandma kindly came with us. It was beautiful and sunny but a little chilly outside early this morning. I don't think the mittens were completely necessary, but she had fun wearing them.

Looking at the elephants. Kari thought they were pretty interesting. I think that was the longest we stayed at one exhibit. All day she kept asking if the animals were all in their cages. She was just a little concerned.

 

Joel-Boy Haircut #2

Before....

...after

Yes, there were some tears.

 

Stacking wood

While Joel took his morning nap, we all went out and stacked wood in the shed. Kari decided she wanted to help and was a very enthusiastic wood hauler! Our neighbors got a running commentary on our progress. We estimated that she stacked around 50 Kari-size pieces of wood--not bad for a 2, almost 3, year old.

Taking a water break.

Serious business, this wood stacking.

 

October Lions

It's starting to feel like fall around here, and I love it.
Don't they make cute little lions?

Our very sad little lion--
he was working on bustin' his eye teeth through that day and didn't really appreciate Mom putting him in this silly costume.
Kari, on the other hand, thought it was great fun.

 

Bring on those logs!

A few pics of the log splitter that Dad(Arnold) and Greg built:

The full unit

The front view (splitter pivots to vertical when in use)

Good old Tecumseh Engine

Wedge does the dirty work.

B-Day Babes

Wardrobe provided by: Grandma M.

Everyone on the blanket.

 

Friday Evening

We went to the park this evening for Kari to play and ride her trike, but we forgot the camera, so we had to get some trike riding shots once we got home. She's gotten pretty good this summer.

Burnin' rubber

 

Pre-crawling

Joel is finally showing a little bit of interest in learning to crawl and move.

maybe if I stretch just a little more...
resting

Kari tried to show him how it's done, but he just didn't quite get it.
(See the lovely jewelry on her upper arm? She likes wearing her bracelets above the elbow, rather than on the wrist where they don't cut off circulation.)

 

Moose Hunting with the Dads

Nice, huh?

"Vicki's Villa"--their lovely accommodations for their stay

The moose

 

While Daddy was gone...

...we went to Maggie and Sam's 1st birthday party. Kari wore the party hat all week.

...we watched things like Cinderella, Veggie Tales, and Toy Story.
...we ate fudge pops.

...and we took lots of baths just for the fun of it.

We survived with the help of grandmas and aunts and uncles. All in all not a bad week--only one trip to the pediatrician (Joel ear infection) and one call in to poison control (Kari's fine). We're very happy to have Daddy home once again!

 

Down to Three

Greg only worked a half day today and spent some time with the kids this afternoon before he took off for Alaska. He and his dad left this evening. They'll meet up with my dad in Galena tomorrow and head to "Vicki's Villa" to do some moose hunting. He'll be gone for 10 days total, so we're down to three in this Moffat household. Kari doesn't understand what's going on at all--poor thing. Tonight she kept saying thing like, "Daddy will come home tonight and sing and read books to me in bed after he gets a moose, ok?" We'll see how things go this week! Hopefully Greg and the dads will have a blast.

Getting some quality play-doh time in before the departure.