Hiking in Virginia

We came up to Virginia to visit with Barbara, Jim, and Jen's grandparents. While we were here we decided to take Luke on one of our favorite hikes, so we went up to the Cascades. We had a good time, I carried Luke a bunch, and it warmed up along the way.

One of his favorite internet videos is the "Going on a Bear Hunt".

We told him we were going on a bear hunt!

Daddy and Luke go to SeaWorld

As everyone knows, Luke is really into animals. Lately, he's especially enjoyed talking about sea animals and has shown a particular interest in sharks. Soooo.... Daddy decided a trip to Sea World was in order! We made it a boys trip and were able to spend a day and a half at the park. Luke had a ball!

This is a large open aquarium with smaller sharks in it:

His favorite part of the whole trip was seeing the Sea Lion show. It's geared to kids and has lots of funny parts. We saw it twice on the first day and once on the second!

Are you tired? "No, Daddy"

He was VERY excited about having his face painted like a tropical tiger!

Last weekend Jen and I took Luke and Kendall to a book festival at one of the parks downtown. They read to a dog and got to meet Clifford. A good time was had by all!

Another trip to the zoo!

We enjoyed a trip to the zoo yesterday afternoon! Typically, we get up and go early, but we got a later start yesterday. Kendall took a nap on the way there. By the time we got there was time for a quick tubby and then the kids went to bed. They were exceptionally well behaved at the zoo so Mommy and Daddy had a particularly good time, too!