Walking on curbs!

I used to do this when I was a kid. Anytime we get near a curb or
anything like this Ro has to walk on it. He's got very good balance,
too!

Scientist in the House!

Ro got to meet Sid the Science Kid from PBS at the science center today!

Pie

This is Pie. Although she is our smallest cat, she feels that it is
her duty to make sure everyone is well-fed!

Aerospace Studies

We attended a rocket-building workshop at COSI, a science center in
Columbus. While Dad did the precision taping, Ro drew out both the
design for our first rocket and all the adventures it would encounter
on its voyage.

25 Launch to the Moon!

The little white smudge back there is RoRo going to retrieve our 2nd
rocket, "25 Launch to the Moon. "

Time Out!

Blast Off!

RoRo launches the rocket! It wasn't the highest flyer of the group,
but it did pretty well. Ro was just thrilled at the whole experience.

County Fair II

This was Ro's favorite part of the fair- the red-eyed rabbits.

Kids Day at the Fair

RoRo really liked the swings at the county fair! He also liked the
"Ice Age" funhouse. As you can see, we barely got a few rides in
before it started to rain, so we spent the rest of the afternoon
checking out the livestock. The rabbits won for "cutest animal at the
fair" while the hogs won honorable mention for "smelliest barn to get
stuck in while waiting for the rain to stop!"

Kiddie Karate

Hyah!

Happy Birthday, Smokey!

We celebrated the 65th anniversary of Smokey Bear's birthday at the
Wayne National Forest visitor's center. We learned all about the cub's
rescue from a fire in Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico and his
life in Washington D.C. as an ambassador for fire prevention. Did you
know that Smokey was so popular and received so much mail that he had
his own Zip Code?

Little Wildfire

Putting out wildfires at Wayne National Forest!

Mobile blogging, baby!

RoRo's brilliant Daddy found an elegant internet solution for us!
Technology has combined forces with the powers of Ultimate Cuteness to
vanquish the Data Void--So RoRo's blog is back in business!!!

Sent from my iPhone

Ninja Baby and Sneaking Tiger infiltrated the parental bed last night...

Another great park!

On Wednesday we went to the park after I picked RoRo up from Preschool. He must have had a good time, because he fell asleep in the car on the way home!

Our backyard

Is this thing on?

Rohan played with this toy stage for nearly an hour. He issued tickets, told me the show would start in five minutes, took my ticket, came out and did a scene from Monsters Inc where Mike eats and burps out a microphone, and then went over to the couch on the left and interviewed those baby dolls like a talk show host. What an imagination!

A great new playground!

The playgrounds here are really fun! From slides that make your hair stick up to X-wing cockpits to hidden dinosaur bones!

Our new neighbors

We have exciting new neighbors! I caught a picture of this hawk just before the crows chased him away, and we hung some birdfeeders on the back porch and always have a bustling crowd of chickadees, finches, siskins, juncos, squirrels, chipmunks, titmice, cardinals, wrens, jays, sparrows....

Before and After...

And still crazy no matter what!