3 Babies in a Basket

Nap time

This afternoon Orin told me that it was time to take a nap
and asked me to tuck him in.
Because Orin stopped napping over 6 months ago,
I was a bit suspicious,
and rightfully so.
As soon as I walked into his room and saw a pillow in his RadioFlyer,
I knew this was not a normal kind of nap,
but it did make a good photo-opp.

Helicopter Chair Game

It's a favorite.

Fishing Trip

This is from Orin and Casey's first boys-only fishing trip.

As Orin tells the story, he caught a big fish;

as Casey tells the story, Orin's "big fish" was actually the lure.

Fish or no fish, they both had a great time

and that's all that counts.

Tryon Creek Part 2

This was a picture that Orin took on our hike

around Tryon Creek today.
We heard the first bird song of the season,
Spring is in the air!

A Turtle Basket!

We got a book from the library called "Looking closely around the pond."

It lets you see a small glimpse of a creature, plant, etc.
and then shows you the full image on the following page.
Each time we get this page Orin goes "its a turtle basket!"
because he can only seem to remember that it is a type of turtle
named after a container that starts with "b"
(when in reality it is called a "box turtle.")
Makes me laugh every time...

Sick Day

It doesn't really look comfortable but it is how he wanted to be.
Good thing he had his trusty nurse.