Will and Lane took a Halloween train ride together wearing their costumes.
silver linings and quilt tops
6 years ago
Hands On
Will and I went to a hands on farm today and experienced chicks hatching from their eggs, piglets, chickens, bunnies, calves, goats, ponies, ducks, geese, turtles, mice, kittens, and even peacocks! What was so fun about this farm was that you could just go into the pens and pet the animals or feed them little pellets of food.
Hit and Run
Here is Will watching our car getting towed away-- on a dolly because the back wheels were off kilter.
The night before Parent Teacher Conferences someone hit our car as they were leaving the bar near our house. We heard the loud crash at 2am and then the squealing of tires as they sped away. About twenty minutes later the police knocked on our door to let us know that they followed the oil leak and caught the guy trying to make a getaway. If you look closely you can see that he hit us hard enough to knock the car up onto the sidewalk. Paul was saying that had our car not been there he might have driven right into our bedroom!
It looks to us like the entire backend of the car is going to need to be replaced at least superficially, I'm not sure what the internal damage is. I suspect that since there wasn't a hit to our engine that the insurance company won't declare it a total loss. It looks to us like an expensive fix though!
The night before Parent Teacher Conferences someone hit our car as they were leaving the bar near our house. We heard the loud crash at 2am and then the squealing of tires as they sped away. About twenty minutes later the police knocked on our door to let us know that they followed the oil leak and caught the guy trying to make a getaway. If you look closely you can see that he hit us hard enough to knock the car up onto the sidewalk. Paul was saying that had our car not been there he might have driven right into our bedroom!
It looks to us like the entire backend of the car is going to need to be replaced at least superficially, I'm not sure what the internal damage is. I suspect that since there wasn't a hit to our engine that the insurance company won't declare it a total loss. It looks to us like an expensive fix though!
First Slumber Party!
Will is having his first slumber party tonight at his buddy Lane's house. He is so excited and we are so excited to have a night to ourselves--- the first in four years!!
Until now I never really felt like we needed this but now that the opportunity has arisen we both pulled out all the stops and tonight is dinner at my favorite French restaurant and a movie. Then, of course, it is back to painting and basement work!
Until now I never really felt like we needed this but now that the opportunity has arisen we both pulled out all the stops and tonight is dinner at my favorite French restaurant and a movie. Then, of course, it is back to painting and basement work!
Reptile Guy
Will's buddy Jack had his fourth birthday today afterschool and we celebrated in true four year old style with the Reptile Guy. The birthday boy got to be wrapped in a python at the end of the show!
Digging Potatoes
Will's good buddy Cole invited him to their pool for the last day of outdoor swimming and afterwards the two boys dug for potatoes together in Cole's lovely backyard. Check out their view of the water in the background!