Well, Sometimes it is...

Today was Rhys's 4th birthday! We are so amazed... and so proud. We had a backyard swim/play party, and I think everyone had a great time. I know Rhys did. He informed me after the party that he turns 5 tomorrow-- presumably so he can have another party. We've also been talking about the nearby elementary school and that he'll go there for kindergarten. So, Rhys told me this afternoon that he was ready to go to Chamisa now that he's the ripe old age of 4. Well, he didn't actually say that, but it was certainly implied with his body language. Or maybe I read a little more into this interaction than was actually there...

It's not all about Rhys

I was looking back at the recent posts and realized they're full of Rhys and his funnies. Alanna is full of her own adorable, laughable, huggable incidents, too, but hers are of a more physical nature. It's often easier to tell her tales through photos and I'm just not able to capture all of her memorable times. Rhys is so verbal that it's fairly easy to document what he's up to just through words. Alanna is just as busy and energetic and cute, but it's a little less easy to tell a story with her vocabulary, since it pretty much consists of "ha" (hat), "Mam" (Mom), "Dada" (Dada), and "eh?" (what's that? can I have it? I want it!).

Mr. Informative

Rhys's recent alter ego has been slowly enlightening everyone around him: Mr. Informative strikes anywhere, at anytime. Full of tidbits and extra details, Mr. Informative never shies from telling how it is.

"This is a green Batman car. It's a green Batman Hot Wheels car. There's also a blue Batman car. The blue Batman Hot Wheels car is in the shed."

"We're going home now, Mommy. You and me and Alanna are in the car and we're going home."

After finishing reading a story, I flipped to the blank cover pages. "The End," I said.
 "It doesn't say The End, Mommy."

Wooing the Fire Truck

Rhys went to the fire station with his preschool class a couple of days ago, much to his delight. Later that day, having donned his fireman's hat, he rushed out of the room calling, "I've got to go woo my truck!.... Wee-ooo, wee-ooo, wee-ooo......"

Dinner

I harvested several things from our garden for dinner last evening: red beets, golden beets, a purple onion, chard, lettuce, radishes and peas. With the addition of potatoes and sausage from the farmers' market, we had a delicious meal.

Camping at Heron Lake State Park

We had a blast!

.....Our campsite.....

.....Rhys looooooved swimming in the lake even though the water was cold!.....

.....Alanna would have spent more time swimming, but as I said, it was cold!.....

.....The view from our campsite.....

.....Los Brazos from across the lake.....

.....Blue skies, great tent, perfect spot.....

.....ahhhhh.....