Even though this park has been here for a couple of years, we haven’t taken the opportunity to visit. We thought it would be a fun and fitting end to Silas’ birthday celebration…. Since I couldn’t quite get the 3 kiddos to put their heads into the eyes, this is the famous head at the entrance…. Lots of great art abounds in this place.

Nice view of the arch at the park’s edge…

A view of the action at the fountains….Catching 3 kids in a single frame is tough.

This was Si’s favorite part of the evening- running through the pop-up fountains and standing over them in anticipation of their burst of water. He was practically shivering with glee…

Jude and Sadie loved being able to swim around the boulders in the “pool” area. One thing we really loved was the beautiful diversity of all of the kids playing together. I wonder how many nations were represented… We will definitely go back another time since the price is right. (;

This little curly guy is in love- big time….with Super Why! The PBS show is probably well known amongst parents and kids; however, it is difficult to find many other items in this vein. We own one Super Why book and he continuously brings it to us and requests that we read it over and over again. We have now added some Super Why episodes to dad’s i-phone for those emergent situations. Pretty sure his favorite is “Whyatt” or “Super Why”. There was no doubt in our minds what kind of cake he needed….

When we brought out the cake, he was quite excited…but more excited about dancing to the Super Why theme song which we pulled up on You Tube. (; No, my child only sits in front of the television for half of his day….(just kidding)

Of course, help is always needed opening gifts!

Sadie created a card just for Silas- he was very excited to have her read it to him.

Jude followed suit.

Architectural building blocks- yes we know he doesn’t care about Greek revival, Roman columns, etc, but they’re really cool and look very pretty in the basket in our living room….He is very into building right now!

Couldn’t resist this first remote control car…another favorite thing- pushing buttons (especially the one on the elevator in our library…not to mention he knows how to run in once the door comes open)

Watch out! Grandma and grandma went with a craftsman….complete with goggles.

Kids on bug.

Grandparents making sure kids do not fall off of bug.

The only five year old girl I know who choose the snake. (;

Still not too big for a ride…

So, it was very fun to see these guys so soon after seeing them a couple of weeks ago during our trip to D.C. You can tell they are related as most of them have fingers in their mouth and are glued to the television…(;

pictures coming..

pictures coming…

We enjoyed a birthday dinner for dad at the BoatHouse in Forest Park.

A friendly arm-wrestling competition..

After dinner, in honor of our bike-loving dad, we all went bike riding. Let’s just say it was a test for our marriage and we have decided that it might be good to do this activity early in the morning when everyone is fresh. (;

We’ve been working on upgrading Sadie’s bedroom so that it fits her love of all things living….

I fell in love with this Ikea fabric and Sadie needed a headboard for her bed.

An embrordery hoop and some dollar store critters helped make this mobile.


The finished product of her handiwork…

Recently, Sadie has been collecting bugs in order to pin and preserve them for display in her room….

Carefully spraying the specimen..

painting the frame an appropriate funky green.

Which is more fun? Playing water guns in the backyard…or getting cleaned up in the tub together? (;