Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

This last weekend 3rd M visited his first farm. We all had a blast.

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First we got to meet the guard dog and then we fed the llama who also helps protect the sheep.

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Once we passed through security, we got to pet the sheep.

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And after a short chase, pet the chickens.

We found the barn cat right before we helped haul some water for the horses.

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You can see the horses way off in the distance.

After running around in the pasture, we all got to go inside to meet the puppies.

It was a full morning and we all slept well that night.

3rd M’s Valentine

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and the 3rd M wanted to spend it with his Russian Girlfriend, Miss A. He invited her over for a Valentine’s Day Date and was particularly excited to show her his new strider bicycle. He even greeted her at the front door on it and was hoping to whisk her off for a day of fun an adventure. (Think knight on a horse.)

Miss A is older, an inch taller, and an independent woman, so she had other things in mind and chose another bike.  So off they went, the two of them, to the park.

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“It’s much more fun if you close your eyes, Miss A”
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“Want to come back to my place after this to play in the ball box?”

The 3rd M felt he needed to do something to stand out from the rest of his classmates to win Miss A’s favor, so he decided to jump from the 6′ tall top of a playground jungle gym. Somehow only minor tears ensued.

Back home, the 3rd M and Miss A decided to play Hide and Seek before lunch.

"Can you find me? I'm hiding!"
“Can you find me? I’m hiding!”

Then it was time for lunch, so the 3rd M showed off his culinary skills and made pancakes for everyone. Miss A, a crack chef herself, helped out. They made savory pancakes (chicken, scallions, peppers and mushrooms) with a yogurt dipping sauce and sweet ones with cut bananas and berries. Miss A brought over a very lovely marmalade with berries only available in Siberia. It was the perfect complement to the fruit pancakes. (Seriously, it was perfect!) Additionally, 1st M, 2nd M and A’s mom had chocolate/coconut pancakes.

Overall, it was a wonderful Valentine’s day!

"Smile!"
“Smile!”

 

"Serious face" (3rd M thought "Serious Face" means laugh.)
“Serious face” (3rd M thought ‘Serious Face’ means laugh.)”
"oooh...the blender..."
“oooh…the blender…”

 

"Cool creative shot by Mom of A"
“Cool creative picture by Mom of A”

 

Pots

I came into the dining room the other night and 3rd M was sitting inside the decorative pot we usually store small items in. He indicated he wanted me to take him outside in it. Pot racing, why not!

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Things got ugly after that.

So Easy

Even a 2 year old can put it together.

We needed more shelf space in 3rd M’s room. After a quick trip to IKEA we had the shelves but we still had to put them together.

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Once 3rd M had the shelves put together, all 1st M had to do was tilt it up and attache it to the wall.