Horse Whisperer

Saturday was the Spring Fair at Weir River Farm, so we took the kids to see all the animals. I love this place. The people who work the farm are wonderful and really get the kids excited about the farm. On Saturday, they had all the tractors out for the kids to climb on...there was sheep shearing...face painting...plant your own seeds...you name it! The weather was perfect.

I think I've mentioned before in previous posts, that Cole has some kind of *connection* with the horses. I am not kidding you! When he goes over to a horse, they are immediately interested in him. And it's not just one horse! Every horse at this farm reacts when Cole comes around. They will be hiding in their stalls, but when he walks up to say hello they come right out to greet him! Here are some pictures:




Tommy LOVES the animals and talks to them using the appropriate language. He "moos" at the cow and "oinks" at the pigs. It's just too funny. When the boys get older, the farm offers a wonderful program where the kids can go and help out with the animals. I think these guys will absolutely be involved. They just love it so much! We had a great morning. :)

CASE CLOSED

Look at those angelic faces!! Well folks, everyone voted and it appeared that there was an overwhelming feeling that the "Dynamic Duo Strikes Again"! So were you right?

Here is what really happened!

Tommy was on the prowl for adventure. He climbed into the unlocked pantry, slid himself over to the candy section and was able to unscrew and tip over the container of lollipops. Cole was searching for Tommy as he wanted to play fireman therefore toting TWO firehoses. When he found the bonanza he dropped the hoses...bent over (losing his backwards facing hat in the process) and started scooping up pops!

I only know what happened because I heard Cole yelling Tommy's name...saw him flash by me with two hoses...then there was SILENCE. Never a good thing around here!

So problem solved! Everyone was a little right here. The dynamic duo DID strike again, Cole does love his lollipops and this definitely had Tommy written all over it! Well done investigators!!!

It's a MYSTERY!!!

It's a whodunnit mystery! We came across this crime scene yesterday, yet no one seems to know who actually committed the crime. (Both boys have proclaimed their innocence.) Being that Kevin and I have both watched CSI a few times, we felt qualified enough to attempt solving the mystery. Here is a photograph of the crime scene.



Hmmm...this is a toughie! I guess the question is...which way is the fire hat facing? And was the suspect carrying two hoses? Or was there an accomplice? We know the answer...can you figure it out?

My Angelic Boys

Oh my sweet little boys! They always drift right off to sleep so easily. Never make a peep up in their room. I love going upstairs and peeking in to see them sleeping like angels....

A Lesson in "One"

In a funny conversation last week, we realized that the boys thought that there was two of everyone. They see another version of themselves in each other...so they somehow thought there was two of everyone else. Cole said, "There are two Cole's and two Tommy's!" It's easy to see why he thought that way!

We had a long conversation (well SEVERAL conversations) about how there is only "one" of everyone. So now that is their favorite thing to list at night. We have to go through EVERYONE they know...which can take awhile. "There is one Cole, one Tommy, one Mommy, one Daddy, one Nana, one Papa, one Grandma, one Beth, one Joey, one Meredith, one Assley..." etc, etc.