Where do I start?

We've done a lot since my last post, most of the days threaded through with a series of illnesses on the kids' part, including six days of stomach flu each for Zach and Logan (thank goodness not at the same time!). But for now the whole family is healthy (not even any residual coughing!). So on to some of the fun we've been having!

First of all, here's a photo gallery to accompany this posting.

Logan's reading ability is amazing all of us, and this birthday a whole new world has opened to him with the gifts of some chapter books from various grandparents. He has been introduced to the Magic Treehouse series by his Grandma Kathryn and Grandpa Herb, the Spiderwick series by Mimi and Pop Pop, and his very own personal serial called Sam the Magnificent, authored by Grandma Diana (no link available - yet!). We have been sharing the reading with him - he usually reads the first page or two of each chapter and we read the rest. Of course, as always, we as a family still enjoy regular trips to the Boulder Public Library, which has an incredibly well-stocked children's section.

In fact this past Saturday we had a big family outing to the library, but since the weather was so nice we took with us a big bag of bread crusts we've been saving and fed the ducks at nearby Boulder Creek. I have very fond memories of feeding the ducks at Pollywog Pond when I was a girl, and the boys seemed to enjoy it just as much. I think this will become a regular activity for us. Looking at the photo gallery you'll see that the weather has warmed considerably but there's still a little ice on the creek - it's clear and nearly invisible, but still strong enough to hold the ducks so they look like they're walking on water. And also, we should mention that here in Boulder, even the ducks get whole grain foods! :-)

The previous weekend we had a wonderful visit from Mimi and PopPop as well as my Aunt Judy and Uncle Jim, who are spending about six weeks in California from the East Coast and decided to take a quick side-trip to see us. My mom and dad took most of the pictures and I need to get them from them, but we snapped a few cute ones of Aunt Judy holding Max.

That's it for now, love to all!