warming....windy....and outside!!!

After Sunday's cold temps
Monday morning's sunshine
welcomed us out into
the backyard!

Two busy, active days of 'catching up' to do on the activities of these two....some days there's neither time nor energy left to be creative here after being creative here and here and here and here.

Can you 'dig' it?  I can!

Our traveling gnome has moved again!
Of course, Silas was the first to spot him!

Later in the day, everyone enjoyed
some online math games.  We think
Silas may have a calculator hidden in
that brain of his!

Naturally, the day included a game of Cootie.....playing with the same game pieces that we used when we played with Silas's and Cora's mom and their Aunt Laura and Uncle Brian.

Tuesday morning we 'hit the road', as in Route 66,
and visited the famed Blue Whale in Catoosa.  Lots of places
to climb and explore.

Brave Cora!!

This 'still shot' belies
the skill needed for
this pieces of equipment: these red
poles aren't static, but rather swinging
with the wind and weight of the child. 
Way to go, Silas!
 

Then we stopped by LaFortune Park, as did most of the rest of Tulsa, and took our turn on the playground.

Taking a break....having a chat!

This spinning toy was, by far,
Silas's favorite!

'Sibling sliders' 



While Cora napped, Silas and I
took an 'adventure walk' over near
Hunter Park.  You see, Silas and
his Dad and Mom have a camping
trip planned in a couple of months and
Silas wanted to be prepared with plenty
of kindling for the campfire.  So be prepared,
Dad and Mom, your 'in-house' stick finder
has you well-stocked in that department. 

We also foundpockets full of pecans, so we brought them back for
some pecan-cracking fun.  There would have been a lot more
in the bag we were saving for you, Mom and Dad, but, we....uh
ate a few....quite a few.

 More sandbox play and two
pots full of 'stone soup' with
a dash of sand, pinch of humus, a cup of leaves and cup of chickweed (stirred carefully) rounded out a good day!
 

Pop's little helper even assisted in some
'between stone' cleanup!