Springtime fun!

This Thursday we all took off school and work and went to the Portland Children's Museum for some serious fun.  We even got to meet up with our friends Anders his sister Elise and parents Brett and Helen.  Serious fun.
The boys really enjoyed this plumbing wall.  You could hook together all this pvc pipe and then push a button on the water heater looking device on the far right and it would blow air into the pipes so you could feel it at the end of the connection. 

 And of course you must wear a safety vest for this kind of work!

There was a pet hospital where Cole liked giving the dogs a bath.

We seriously couldn't get them to leave the water room.  Totally cool and totally wet!

One of their favorite places and where we probably spent the most time was the clay room.

Cole was very proud of his square and circle (with a roof) that he built!

Dylan even got to make a bowl at a potting wheel.

We went out to dinner before heading back to Corvallis.  Here are the boys...I was trying to take a picture of all three of them but I guess I was asking them to look at me AND the bright sun!  That and they just like making silly faces!  It was a very full day and the boys were asleep before we were even out of Portland!

Yesterday we were invited to visit some brand new baby lambs at one of my co-workers house.  The boys were excited to see the lambs but the highlight was really throwing balls for their two dogs.  The boys were so amazed that the dogs would bring the balls back and drop them at their feet if they just said "drop it". Wouldn't it be so nice if children listened so intently!

It was actually sunny and warmish today!  The first of the season.  I don't know if it was quite a 'shirtless' day in my opinion...but Dylan will take it any time he can!  We are doing a little crafting and moon sand playing after a busy day of yard work.  Forecast for tomorrow and most of the week...rainy.  It was nice while it lasted!