Finally they actually play together without me having to help.Although after five minutes this game turned into a much more fun activity of "let's run Polly over with a tricycle"...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Gardening
Some day, I hope he'll be turning over the garden beds for me. For now, I am happy he self-entertained while I built this planter.
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| Super awesome sandbox! |
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Hidden Villa
After biking by Hidden Villa for many years, we finally decided to go in. They promised farm animals and hiking trails, and that's pretty much what we got.
About half an hour was spent doing this. Surprisingly, he didn't actually fall is, but he did get his feet wet.
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| I think these chickens are after my snacks! |
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| Hmmm... looks kind of like Polly |
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| Hiking, very acceptable. |
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| A creek. Even more acceptable. |
About half an hour was spent doing this. Surprisingly, he didn't actually fall is, but he did get his feet wet.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
And that's how we roll!
Well walk, actually.
The child is heavy. The child + minimal amount of hiking stuff + pack to carry it all is very heavy. Enough to make the whole experience rather unpleasant. Recently it occurred to me that I have a very capable pack mule right here in the house (no, not Kostadis, at least not on weekdays).
So Miss P now pulls her own weight around here. Well, actually, it's Nick's and my weight, but whatever. If we go for a reasonable two hour hike, Polly can actually carry all our gear, snacks, and water, which means all I have to do is carry the kid in the small backpack.
Today we tried out this arrangement at Fremont Older. Worked really well. Pictures and vital statistics below.
The child is heavy. The child + minimal amount of hiking stuff + pack to carry it all is very heavy. Enough to make the whole experience rather unpleasant. Recently it occurred to me that I have a very capable pack mule right here in the house (no, not Kostadis, at least not on weekdays).
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| Oh hai! I iz a labramule! |
So Miss P now pulls her own weight around here. Well, actually, it's Nick's and my weight, but whatever. If we go for a reasonable two hour hike, Polly can actually carry all our gear, snacks, and water, which means all I have to do is carry the kid in the small backpack.
Today we tried out this arrangement at Fremont Older. Worked really well. Pictures and vital statistics below.
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| The route |
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| The mule is packed and ready to go |
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| Always wear your Road ID. So if you get hit on the head by a brick, they'll know whom to call. And yes, I also carry a phone. And don't go far. And all that other safety stuff. |
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| The passenger. |
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| The trail. |
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| The staff |
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| We hiked around this canyon |
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| Milk/snack break! Why do I feel that one day this will be poured down the back of my shirt? |
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| I can haz a snack too? |
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| Watering the mule. Nick insisted on drinking from the water bottle too. Note, Polly is not actually tired, she just likes drinking lying down. |
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| Hey, little dude, I carried these crackers for you, can I at least have a couple? |
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| Score! |
Monday, January 30, 2012
Mechanics is hard!
He has some idea that the gears need to be touching each other to spin. Unfortunately, he doesn't understand that if you wedge three gears together they don't spin any more. The other big problem is some gears have spinny parts and non-spinny parts. And he doesn't quite get the idea that it's the spinny parts that need to be touching.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
The boys on Saturday morning
I am about to leave for the dog show. Why do I have a feeling the three of them will spend the whole day on the couch in their pajamas?
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