Fun on the Farm

Thursday we visited one of our favorite places - Frying Pan Farm!  It's hard to believe, but I don't think we've been there yet this year.  There were lots of baby animals born in the spring and the boys enjoyed seeing all the little babies.  We started out with the usual tractor ride around the farm.  This year the boys are much more into paying attention and asking/answering questions.  They were really interested when the farmer pointed out the bee hives and mentioned snake sightings on the back woods part of the ride.  Afterward we rode the carousel, then walked over to play on the antique tractors and see the animals.  We saw the mommy and daddy peacocks (one of their favorite animals) and Owen got really nervous and started screaming every time Spencer put his fingers near the cage!  The mommy peacock was asleep in the corner under some trees and the boys accurately noted that it liked to sleep a lot just like their mommy!  They had fun in the barn picking out which baby piggies were the "Owen pig", "Oliver pig", and "Spencie pig".  Before we left, Oliver found a sheep laying right next to a rail they could easily reach through to pet him.  The boys were very gentle and that sheep was loving all the attention. 

Stopping to pick some flowers for mommy

Reflecting Pool

Friday night we took the boys down to DC for a night out on the Mall and dinner with another family visiting from out of town.  It was the first time they got up close to look at and dip their hands in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.  With the warm afternoon sun behind us, conditions were ideal for taking pictures and I got some nice shots of the boys being silly in their shades and playing with the National ducks.  Afterward we went up to the Lincoln Memorial and then headed into Georgetown for dinner.  A fun Friday night for all of us!!

Gymnastics

I took the boys to a Mommy and Me gymnastics class yesterday and they were like little monkeys having a ball.  They loved flipping on the rings and bar, and had fun trying out the balance beam and bouncing on the trampoline!