We had a fairly laid back weekend. Saturday, Nick spent half the day fishing, for the last time this season. (Of course, this was the second or third time he went fishing since the last time he said it would be the "last time.")
On Sunday, we dropped Nick off at work on our way to church. Then when church was over, we picked Nick back up and went on a drive to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. It is a great place where you can drive through (or stop and take pictures when you want) and take a look at some of the animals that you may not get to see unless you spend most of your time out in the wild. You may consider staying at home with the boys "the wild", and sometimes it seems that way, but it's not exactly the same thing.
I remembered what it was that Joey says that I think is so cute. I'm only afraid that once I tell you, you'll be disappointed. (At least, I laugh or smile each time.) The other day, he came up to me and said his legpit hurt. Yes, legpit, not armpit. The area behind his knee is what he calls his legpit. Oh, he's so cute! But I think he is quite brilliant to be able articulate so well for three.
Because the drive to the Conservation Center was a bit long, I brought some "lifeberry" books with us so the kids would keep entertained on the long drive. I managed to get picture of Baby Nick "reading." He's so cute...I suppose he is talented enough to read his books upside down!
It was a beautiful day yesterday. We got some great pictures of the animals. Here is a bull moose (the first I've seen since being here). They are not very attractive right now because the moose are losing the felt off their antlers right now. But they are still very interesting.
Here is another bull moose cooling himself down in the water. The area is really beautiful, and to see all the different animals in the same area is amazing.
Because our camera doesn't work on zoom, some of the pictures are quite distant. But if you enlarge it (by double-clicking) you may be able to find the animal in the picture. Those pictures that are still too far away, I will not include, but I will make sure to tell you all the animals we saw. Here is a picture of a musk ox. (I've never even heard of a musk ox before.)
This is a caribou. I know it looks like a reindeer, but for those who don't know, a reindeer is just a domesticated caribou....so I can't really tell any difference anyway. If you want to call it a reindeer as Joey does, be my guest. I was holding Joey as I took this picture, and every time he sees it, he starts giggling. Why? Well, as we were standing their admiring him and taking his picture, he was "relieving" himself. Seeing the picture reminds Joey and he finds it humorous in the way that most boys find bodily functions (especially noises) funny. Oh boy!
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