Last weekend

Mario brought home a turtle he found around the lake across the street (no, not little Mario). But MJ was very excited about it. We released it shortly after we observed the little guy. We hope he's okay back in the wild.

We enjoyed the warm weather on Saturday and went on a rollerblade down the W&OD to the park. I'm gonna say it's 5 miles each way, but it's so much easier if you're not the one pushing or towing the kids.

MJ had a momentus swing breakthrough and actually was able to pump himself into swinging motion. We'll see if this skill sticks.

That night, we took our sweaty park boys to the Kazas to visit with Christian, Michelle and Natalie who were stopping through. Joey was interested in his little cousin.

This was a very tricky picture to get right before bedtime. I think Tabitha has the best one. Joey is actually 2 1/2 months younger than Catherine, though it looks like he's as big as Catherine and Natalie put together.

working hard at the computer

We were happy to have Francis, Patrick, and Raquel stay with us 2 weekends ago (my it's been awhile since I posted anything here). Here is Raquel working hard on her book about her first trip to the zoo. She called this a working lunch.

Mario really had a lot of work to do that day, hence all of the kids working near him on the computer. This is the computer we got Joey for his birthday. MJ actually knows how to play the games, but Joey enjoys the sounds it makes. And we aren't too worried about him breaking anything.

MJ has many games he plays on the computer. Joey likes to watch/help/cheer his brother on. I think we've mentioned how Joey is just an amazing climber. For example, he likes to climb up on these chairs.

Which is why I we've now learned that moving the keyboard back and tucking the mouse away aren't good enough to stop Joey from trying to get the computer. We now just have to move the chair.