Outdoor Expo

This afternoon, we went to the annual Outdoor Expo at Calvary Church of Souderton. There was everything that you ever wanted to see when it comes to the outdoors. We really wanted to go so that Chase could see all of the stuffed and live animals that were on display.

Before leaving, we went outside and Chase got to test drive all of the tractors that were on display.

Pocono Weekend

This past weekend we went to the Poconos with our very good friends, the Davis’. We arrived Friday evening and immediately went swimming in the indoor pool.
On Saturday, we visited the Pocono Snake and Animal Farm where you could feed the animals from a bottle.

After swimming again on Sunday, we started to head home. Before we could officially leave, we had to get a family photo by a beautiful river.

Thanks Davis family for an AWESOME weekend!

Petting Zoo

This evening, our small group went to a petting zoo at Calvary Church of Souderton. There were several animals on site that the kids could touch. Chase really liked the bunny rabbit and the turtle…

but he did not like the snake.

What a fun and free eveing with our friends.

Batter Up?

Today Chase helped Amy make cookies. By helping, we mean that he helped clean the batter off the beaters.

What To Do With A Ladder?

Jay has been doing some work inside the closet on the main floor of our house. After painting tonight, the step ladder was left out and Chase decided to try and figure out how to use it. First he thought to push or pull it around the house...but that was too heavy. Next he tried to climb up the ladder but because of his size, he could not reach the second rung.

Finally he decided to use the ladder as a frame for a perfect photo opportunity.

Apple Before Reading Time

After dinner, we gave Chase an apple to eat. He usually does not like fruits, but tonight he nibbled all over the apple until it looked like it had been shot with a shotgun. After “eating” the apple, we went upstairs to read. At first Chase read with each of us. But he soon figured out that mommy and daddy are slow readers so he decided to read the books on his own.

White Elephant And Birthday Celebration

Tonight we had our annual white elephant gift swap. We were also celebrating a few of our friend’s birthday. Really it was just another reason for us to get together to eat, have the kids play and to have a lot of fun.
As usual, when the kids went to bed, we opened many ridiculous white elephant gifts.

Andrea went home with the troll this year.

We took a few family photos and this one is our favorite.

Bigfoot

Today we asked Chase if he wanted to go outside. He ran to the front door, but instead of grabbing his own shoes, he decided that that he wanted to put on Jay’s shoes. With no help, Chase slipped his feet into his daddy’s shoes. Once he had on his own shoes, Chase went outside to play with his friend, Baby.