Sunday, February 22, 2009

Feeding the Ducks

It was a nice day today so we attempted to take the boys to the Broadmoor to feed the ducks at the pond... only to find out that it is no longer open to the public. Everything is gated and private. So instead we ended up at Prospect Lake @ Memorial Park....
There were some really cool (cut down) trees along the lake that made for perfect picture taking opportunity.

The sign that didn't stop us.
We came to feed ducks and gosh darnet we were going to feed ducks!

Apparently other people must obey the sign because the moment we took the first piece of bread out of the bag, the ducks, geese, pigeons and seagulls came swarming in. It was like a poultry attack but it sure gave us a good laugh!


Feeding the swarm as fast as they could.









After about 5 minutes, this guy came from out of nowhere and everyone else must have thought/known he was boss because they all moved out of the way.

And this "special" guy cracked me up! This is how he looked the ENTIRE time!
I think he was hoping the bread would just fall into his mouth.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Don't they...

...look so sweet watching Word World together?



Sunday, February 15, 2009

Ice Festival

This weekend we took the boys to Crippple Creek for the Ice Festival.








Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Boys are...

Strange...
Prestyn ready for Battle of the 2yr Olds complete with an upside down crown from BK and a "mouth-guard" aka the paci.

And then there is Braedyn....why buy the kid toys? A magnifying glass can keep him happy for hours! Can't wait till this summer when I'm sure daddy will teach him more uses for it such as burning ants.
Oh boys.... now you see why I NEED a girl!

Monday, February 9, 2009

There is a story...

Growing up...driving across the country, mostly Kansas, so many times got to be quite boring. Anyone thats ever driven through Kansas knows what I am talking about! 450 of the longest miles you can imagine! Well, if you have made the long drive, you are also probably aware of the numerous "road side attractions" that Kansas has to offer... 6 legged steir, worlds largest gopher... all things my dad would never let us stop and see. So, last week my mom, brother and I drove (across Kansas and Missouri) to Illinois to celebrate my Grandma's 75th Birthday. And GUESS WHAT? No, I didn't to see the 6-legged steir (only because that attraction is only open during the summer), but I did convice Jason to stop at a few other "attractions. And thanks to the less than accurate directions that roadsideamerica provided...Jason was getting quite annoyed at my requests so I couldn't convice him to stop at the Worlds Largest Spur, Worlds Largest Pecan, the Large Eyeball, The Largest Shoe-Made entirely out of shoes or anything else for that matter.

I did however see a few things, a big improvement over any other trip in the past!



Worlds Largest Easel.
80 ft tall and 40,000 lb steel easel
Complete with a 24ft x 32ft replica of van Gogh's Sunflower Painting
Goodland, KS


50 Foot tall concrete Tee Pee in Lawrence, KS


Worlds Largest Shuttlecock
18 feet tall, weighs 2 1/2 tons
Kansas City, MO


Robert Wadlow aka "Altons Gentle Giant"
Worlds Tallest Man
Alton, IL
Robert Wadlows Chair
Alton, IL
(I have been getting my picture taken with the Robert Wadlow statue since I was at least 3. We make it a point every time we are visiting family in IL to make sure we get our yearly picture.