Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Wild Animal Park

Our annual passes are about to expire so we decided to make a quick trip to Wild Animal Park. We would have liked to see the Butterfly exhibit but the line was hours long and our patience wasn't nearly as long. Instead we visited the Lorikeets, peeked at a new baby cheetah with its keeper, and rode the tram. The weather was quite warm after the tram ride so we rested and enjoyed a cool treat under a shady tree.

Megan is relaxing in the cool . . .

My boys: Trent, Greg and Tyler



My girls: Kaylee and Megan- love the red slurpee smiles!



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LORIKEET LANDING

I guess it's no secret why they call this exhibit Lorikeet Landing! Upon entering the enclosure, these friendly parakeet-looking birds swoop down and land on you! We realized that when you have nectar to feed them you are especially popular.
Kaylee sporting the new Lorikeet Landing Look

Trent nearly lost his head as that bird swooped to find some land on Mount Greggie-boy.

Tyler dreams of being a pirate and this experience was a dream come true for him. Though I think we should explain the difference between his head and his shoulder!

Tyler's grin was ear-to-ear the entire time as the birds lined up and down his arms, climbed up his back and perched on his head.

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Animal Trainers

My girls, Kaylee and Megan, decided they have found their calling in life. In their sweet minds, they are meant to be animal trainers. So to prove their natural ability and skill, they decided to train our fiesty peach-faced lovebird, Cory. To wow me with their talents, they demonstrated the effects of their long-strenuous-nearly-five-minute training on Cory.
They announced, "we have taught her to perch on Megan's horse! Isn't that amazing?"
Truly, I am speechless.

They want their picture taken for all posterity to witness their amazing skill . . . .

I then ask, " if you are such amazing animal trainers, can you train Trent?"

"No way, not a chance!" they exclaim.

Oh well, it was worth a try!

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Our resident FIREFIGHTER

Trent has begun to pretend play and recently starred as our resident FireFighter. The frightening truth is I could actually see him loving the life of a firefighter- the thrill, the danger, the fire- all seem to attract him!

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Easter

Easter was fairly low-key after a week of non-stop play with the cousins. We are fortunate to have wonderful neighbors who braved a block Easter party on Saturday despite the pouring rain. After a few pop-ups were set up the party continued minus some relay races.Though the rain didn't prevent us from holding the egg hunt. Trent was truly in heaven stomping and splashing in every puddle and surprised at each successive egg- that was before he realized they were full of candy inside! Had he known that, I think he would have stopped after the first one to feast. When our baskets and hearts were full we returned home to our separate houses.

Our next-door neighbor is a third Grandma to our family and not having any children of her own, spoils mine every birthday and holiday. After church on Sunday, we stopped over to her house where she had hidden a basket in her backyard for each child. We snapped this photo on our way over to her backyard hunt.

Tyler age 7, Kaylee age 9, Megan age 5, Trent age 2
Every time I look at pictures of all four of them together I get choked up because I realize I am living my dream- raising these beautiful personalities as they develop and grow. When I stop long enough to pause, I am deeply thankful.
The remainder of the day for us was a time to ponder and reflect while snacking on Easter goodies. Greg and I even managed a nap- a rare treat!

Friday, April 10, 2009

Robertson Girls

I thought these pictures of the cousins were so cute I couldn't resist posting them.

Jessica

Jordan

Kara

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Moonlight Beach and Cousins . . .

We have been fortunate to spend an entire week with our Robertson cousins (Jordan, Jessie, Brian and Kara) during Spring Break while their parents vacationed in Hawaii. The week passed so quickly and was a whirlwind of activity. One of the first stops was Moonlight Beach, where true to Langford tradition, it rained on our drive over. Thankfully, within a few minutes the sun persisted and chased the clouds away revealing a spectacular day. Later in the week, we enjoyed some time at Wild Animal Park feeding the Lorikeets nectar and participating in the butterfly encounter. Swimming, biking and hiking at Poway Lake were also included in our list of activites. Who needs Hawaii when you live in San Diego??? ( j/k)
In all of our beach preparation, Tyler made sure we packed our giant shovels and upon arriving at the sand immediately set forth on his life-sized sand fort. He had big plans for a large castle. Jessie, Kara, Kaylee and Greg helped dig a large surrounding ditch.
Meanwhile, true to form, Trent was on the run straight toward the waves without any fear.
Jordan was so happy, she jumped for joy- though it was probably because there was cell phone reception at the beach!

Trent warmed up to all of his cousins and by the end was cozying up to Jessie on her lap. Here Jordan and Jessie are doing "1, 2, 3 whee" with Trent and swinging him up into the waves. It's too bad we can't see the ear-to-ear grin on his face.

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