Apparently the 100th post...

And not too cohesive--cookies, children's fair and Red Rock hike.

Last weekend Trevor suggested that it would be a good idea to make cookies with his moose and bear cookie cutters. So I couldn't really argue with that. Turns out he has way more cookie making stamina than the last time we tried. Usually he's involved for maybe one or two batches, but this time stuck through the whole process.







Trev created a beautiful array of cookies. Bears, moose, dinosaurs. He discovered that he could make 'girl moose' by taking the antlers off before putting them on the pan. And the dinosaurs sort of drifted into 'alien dinosaurs' by the end (meaning they have more than two eyeballs)

The Children's Fair was this weekend at the park...


Ryan the scientist


Trevor on the obstacle course


Ryan all alone in the little pink and purple car while his big brother is busy shooting nerf guns


Using wind power to sail at the cub scout booth


The actual park was fun too


Getting close to nap time

It's super nice lately and flowers are all over... I'm showing off to those in less blooming states...




Ryan looks suspicious


We're Awesomesauce!

We went out to Red Rock Canyon for some hiking this weekend. Trevor was very impressive in his mad hiking skills--we were out for almost three hours and had a bit of elevation change and he made it just about the whole way (I carried him maybe 5 minutes towards the end)

Ryan fell asleep pretty quick into the hike. Trevor was pretty excited about any part that involved balancing and climbing rocks. He was also impressed by drop offs and canyons.


We found a chair rock


On top of Whistler's Ridge


Trevor being very still so the lizard wont run away (he's on the big rock across from Trev)


Stopping for a snack break

Easter

We went to the annual Easter egg hunt on base with the boys last weekend. It was a really nice morning and there was just enough activity at the park. Ryan got to participate this year. They have several different age group hunts--I think Ryan's group was 1 and 2 year olds. So he fit in with all the other poky little toddlers romping around, picking up eggs, shaking or sticking them in their mouths, then putting them back down again. After carrying a few around a bit he got the hang of putting them in his basket. Until he found half of an egg that was open and slightly broken--pretty intriguing because it squished together a bit.





Trevor was in the 3-4 age group and it was a bit more down to business. I think the amount of time to gather all the eggs continued to shrink as the groups progressed.



Trev's class made some pretty cute "Easter bonnets" this year. They added all sorts of bugs/trucks/animals/army men type flourishes to the boys' hats to man them up. I think Trev was most excited about the froggies on his hat.



























Lots of kids carrying balloons meant lots of balloons escaping to the sky. Balloon spotting was pretty interesting.
























The Easter Bunny seemed to loose his scariness this year. Trev sat next to him, hugged him, and asked questions about why his mouth doesn't move.
























The park was pretty busy. Ryan was absolutely thrilled to be there. I think all the extra kids running around was pretty exciting.





And the Bunny Cake was made. Though, I hear that the details were questionable. John was a bit concerned about the integrity due to the face being decorated only with jelly beans.





Trevor pretending to have bunny whiskers


They crack each other up

Part Three

And still more pictures...

Here's some of the boys playing around the house we rented. The fenced in front/side yard with a gate worked out really well with Ryan.


Ryan the rock inspector


Bubbles were exciting. Grandma Jackie put extra bubble power in the mix to make them even more fun.

We went to the Orange County Zoo. It was a really pretty day and a good trip. The zoo was on the smaller side, so Trev was able to get through on his own. I think the most exciting part was the goats that they could feed, pet and brush.


Here goatee goatee...


Trying to show Ryan how to feed the goats.




I didn't notice that the goat was eating John's shirt until after I took the picture

There was a good sized park area attached to the zoo with a lake, play area and little train. Grandpa Bill and Trev took a train ride.



While we waited in the shade.







Dan, Marie, Gracie, and Makaya came over for dinner that night. The kids all managed at one table, headed by Grandma Jackie. I guess they all were very generous in sharing their broccolini with her that night.



Gracie and Trevor playing play doh





And that concludes the Carter visit trilogy...