Spring Updates and Colin's Birthday

Last winter/spring, we signed Kayla up for additional swim lessons on the weekends at the middle school.  She was so happy to be swimming in the big pool!  This fall, she moved up to the next level where she is learning the various swim strokes and will even start on diving!

Having fun at daycare!

Here's the first of many birthday celebrations for Colin turning 4!  Now that it's almost his half birthday, he is already looking forward to turning 5...

Colin is taking after his daddy with how much he loves fires.  Here he is at the very last campfire at the trailer putting another log on the fire much to papa's dismay.

Kayla was Artist of the Month at daycare!

Daddy chaperoned Colin's field trip to Busy Barns!

At Daddy's work checking out the tractor

For Colin's birthday, we took the train downtown to Chicago and went to the zoo.  We explored the park across from our hotel and got to see lots of feet, Buckingham Fountain, and the bean!

The next day was our big adventure at Lincoln Park Zoo.  The day started out quite nice...

Of all the pictures we took of these two on the train, not one of them has Colin actually looking at the camera.  He was really excited about that train!

Unfortunately, we had to leave the zoo early because it started raining and then pouring!  We had a ways to walk back to the train station, so we found some shelter under a bridge.

Made it to the train!  A little wet, cold, and tired but still happy.